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Friday, April 27, 2018

James Cuno '73 discusses ISIS and cultural destruction
src: willamette.edu

James Bash Cuno (born April 4, 1951 in St Louis) is an American art historian and curator, who currently serves as President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust since 2011.


Video James Cuno



Career

Cuno is the former Director of the Harvard Art Museums (1991-2002), the Courtauld Institute (2003-04), and the Art Institute of Chicago (2004-2011).

Cuno received his A.M. and Ph.D. in the History of Art from Harvard University in 1980 and 1985; an M.A. in the History of Art from the University of Oregon in 1978; and a B.A. in History from Willamette University in 1973. He wrote his doctoral thesis on Charles Philipon and La Maison Aubert: the business, politics, and public of caricature in Paris, 1820-1840.


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Works

  • 1989: French Caricature and the French Revolution, 1789-1799. ISBN 0943739055
  • 2006: Whose Muse?: Art Museums and the Public Trust. ISBN 0691127816
  • 2007: The Silk Road and Beyond: Travel, Trade, and Transformation. ISBN 0300124287
  • 2008: Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage. ISBN 0691137129
  • 2009: The Modern Wing: Renzo Piano and the Art Institute of Chicago. ISBN 0300141122
  • 2009: Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago. ISBN 0300151039
  • 2012: Whose Culture?: The Promise of Museums and the Debate over Antiquities. ISBN 0691154430
  • 2012: Museums Matter: In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum. ISBN 0226126773

James Cuno | The Getty Iris
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References


Kanishk Tharoor and James Cuno - Hammer Museum
src: hammer.ucla.edu


External links

  • University of Oregon profile

Source of article : Wikipedia