Meyer Schapiro
American historian of art (1904-1996) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 91
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.
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1996Died3 March 19961987MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1984Aby Warburg PrizeAward1978National Book Critics Circle Award in CriticismAward1970Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaAward1939Guggenheim FellowshipAward1904Born23 September 1904
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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.
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Deceased
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Lived 1904 to 1996 · aged 91
