# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/meyer-schapiro
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:07:01.241Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/meyer-schapiro"
name: "Meyer Schapiro"
slug: "meyer-schapiro"
description: "Meyer Schapiro was a Lithuanian-born American art historian who developed new art historical methodologies that incorporated an interdisciplinary approach to the study of works. An expert on early Christian, Medieval and modern art, he explored periods and movements with an eye toward their works' social, political and material constructions."
tagline: "American historian of art (1904–1996)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1904-09-23"
deathDate: "1996-03-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump