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Robert Goldwater (November 23, 1907 – March 26, 1973) was an American art historian, African arts scholar and the first director of the Museum of Primitive Art, New York, from 1957 to 1973. He was married to the French artist and sculptor Louise Bourgeois.
Robert Goldwater was a scholar of modern art and African art, who wrote several books and founded the Museum of Primitive Art. He also advised Nelson Rockefeller on his art collection and facilitated its transfer to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Learn about the origins and evolution of The Robert Goldwater Library, a departmental library of The Met that documents indigenous visual arts from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. The library was founded by Robert Goldwater, a pioneering art historian and former director of the Museum of Primitive Art.
Mar 27, 1973 · Robert Goldwater, a leading American art critic, scholar and teacher, died yesterday at his home here. He was 65 years old and lived at 347 West 20th Street. Mr. Goldwater had been...
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Robert Goldwater (November 23, 1907 – March 26, 1973) was an art historian, African arts scholar and the first director of the Museum of Primitive Art, New York, from 1957 to 1973. He was married to the French-born American artist and sculptor Louise Bourgeois.
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American art historian. He was born in New York and studied at Columbia College (BA 1929), Harvard University (MA 1931), and New York University (PhD 1937). From 1934 he held various teaching positions, and in 1957 he became professor of art history at New York University.
