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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.
New York, 1907–New York, 1973. One of the first art history graduate students in the United States to study modern art, Robert Goldwater brought renewed attention to the relationship between twentieth-century painting and the arts of Africa, the Americas, and Oceania with his first book, Primitivism in Modern Painting (1938), setting the ...
The next stop on our 150th anniversary tour of the libraries of The Met is The Robert Goldwater Library. Tucked away in a mezzanine level of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, the library is nonetheless one of the Museum's largest departmental libraries, supporting the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
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 director of...
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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The Publications of Robert Goldwater (1907-1973) TT H E PASSING of Robert Goldwater is a sad loss to the many years as its director, continued this important world of art, and particularly to all who personally effort. knew and admired this great critic and scholar. More recently, he was deeply engaged with the plan- His pioneering research and ...
GOLDWATER, ROBERT J. Appointed for a study of the tradition of myth, allegory and imaginative painting and sculpture as it has evolved during the past fifty years; tenure, twelve months from September 1, 1944. Born November 23, 1907, in New York City.
