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Madlyn M. Kahr

1913-06-30 – 2004-02-24

Life & Legacy

Madlyn Millner Kahr (née Madlyn Millner; 1913–2004) was an American art historian and educator. She specialized in the study of 16th–17th century painting of Dutch, Spanish, and Venetian origins, and feminist art history. Kahr was professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. She authored the books, Velázquez: The Art of Painting (1976), and Dutch Painting In The Seventeenth Century (1982).

Occupation & Career

art historian, translator, educator, painter

Education

Barnard College; New York University Institute of Fine Arts

Legacy Highlights

Employer

Columbia University · Manhattanville University · Queens College · Stanford University · University of California, San Diego

Organizations & Memberships

Women's Caucus for Art

Education & Institutions

Barnard College · New York University Institute of Fine Arts

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q18935103 — wikidata View source

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