Brian Lukacher | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Art historian Educator |
Spouse(s) | Joanne Martin |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | New College of Florida Williams College University of Delaware |
Thesis | Joseph Michael Gandy: The Poetical Representation and Mythography of Architecture (1987) |
Doctoral advisor | Damie Stillman |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Art history |
Sub-discipline | British art |
Institutions | Bowdoin College Vassar College |
Brian Lukacher is an American art historian and educator. Lukacher is currently Professor of Art History at Vassar College.
A native of York,Lukacher received three degrees in Art History:a Bachelor of Arts from the New College of Florida in 1977,a Master of Arts from Williams College,and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Delaware in 1987. [1] His college thesis was titled "Human Experience and Visionary Landscapes in English Romantic Art," and his doctoral dissertation was on the architecture of Joseph Gandy,who Lukacher continued to study. [2] The latter was completed under the supervision of Damie Stillman.
During the 1984 to 1985 academic year,Lukacher taught as an instructor of art history at Bowdoin College. [3] He has taught at Vassar College since 1986,rising through the ranks to Professor of Art History. [4] He is a scholar of British art,focusing on aesthetics and social history from the late eighteenth through nineteenth century.
Lukacher resides in Poughkeepsie and lives with his wife,Joanne Martin,who is a fellow art historian.
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