Joan Marter

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Joan Marter is an American academic, art critic and author. [1] A 1968 graduate of Temple University, Marter is the "Distinguished Professor of Art History" at Rutgers University. [2] Marter is the co-editor of the Woman's Art Journal , [3] [1] and the editor of The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art . [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Marter, Joan". Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences. Rutgers University . Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. "Tyler School of Art - Alumni - Joan Marter". Tyler School of Art . Temple University . Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. "About Woman's Art Journal". Woman's Art Journal . Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. "The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art". Oxford University Press, USA . Retrieved 13 June 2014.