List of presidents of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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There have been sixteen presidents of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Until 1978, the position was essentially a supervisory one belonging to the head of the museum's board of trustees. In 1978, following the departure of Thomas Hoving the board decided the museum had become too complex for one person to administer, and splitting the administration between the Director, who would retain curatorial oversight, and a President, who would handle administration and finance. [1]

No.ImageNameTerm
1 John Taylor Johnston cph.3a03196.jpg John Taylor Johnston [2] 1870–1889
2 Henry G. Marquand MET DT1512.jpg Henry Gurdon Marquand [3] 1889–1902
3 Frederic W. Rhinelander (cropped).jpg Frederic W. Rhinelander [4] 1902–1904
4 Portrait of J. P. Morgan.jpg John Pierpont Morgan [5] 1904–1913
5 Robert Weeks DeForest.jpg Robert Weeks de Forest [6] 1913–1931
6 William Sloane Coffin, Sr. in 1917.jpg William Sloane Coffin, Sr. [5] 1931–1933
7 George Blumenthal circa 1920.jpg George Blumenthal [5] 1933–1941
8 William Church Osborn LCCN2014695526 (cropped).jpg William Church Osborn [7] [8] 1941–1947
9 Roland L. Redmond [9] 1947–1964
10 Arthur A. Houghton Jr. [10] 1964–1970
11 C Douglas Dillon (cropped).jpg C. Douglas Dillon [11] 1970–1977
12 Macomber.png William B. Macomber Jr. [12] [13] 1978–1986
13 William Luers 1991.jpg William H. Luers [1] 1986–1999
14 David E. McKinney [14] 1999–2005
15 Emily Kernan Rafferty [15] [16] 2005–2015
16 DanWeiss photo (cropped).png Daniel Weiss [17] 2015–2023

References

  1. 1 2 Glueck, Grace (2 May 1988). "The Metropolitan Museum's Diplomat at the Top". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Finding aid for the John Taylor Johnston Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Finding aid for the Henry Gurdon Marquand Papers, 1852–1903 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ↑ The Metropolitan museum of art; a review of fifty years' development, printed on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Museum. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. (1920). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "WILLIAM CHURCH OSBORN EIGHTH PRESIDENT OF THE MUSEUM." BULLETIN OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. Volume 36, no. 8. August 1941. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM". The New York Times . 24 October 1913. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Central Park Monuments - William Church Osborn Gates". www.nycgovparks.org. NYC Parks . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "W.C. OSBORN HEAD OF ART MUSEUM; Metropolitan Trustees Elect Him President to Succeed Late George Blumenthal ON ITS BOARD 37 YEARS Lawyer Has Been Widely Active in Civic Affairs, as Was His Brother". The New York Times . 8 July 1941. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. ↑ Rosenbaum, Lee (5 March 1978). "A Business Called the Metropolitan Museum of Art". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Glueck, Grace (20 November 1969). "Metropolitan Elects Dillon as President; Dillon Gets Presidency Of Museum". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  11. ↑ Pace, Eric (12 January 2003). "C. Douglas Dillon Dies at 93; Was in Kennedy Cabinet". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  12. ↑ Glueck, Grace (19 April 1978). "Ex‐Diplomat to Head Met Museum". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  13. ↑ Geniesse, Jane (10 February 1979). "A New Good‐Will Ambassador For the Metropolitan Museum". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  14. ↑ Metropolitan Museum Announces Retirement of President David E. McKinney in January 2005; Trustees Launch Process to Choose Successor. Metropolitan Museum of Art press release, Jun. 11, 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  15. ↑ Vogel, Carol (15 September 2004). "Metropolitan Museum Names Woman as President". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  16. ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (29 July 2014). "President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Step Down". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  17. ↑ Kennedy, Randy. "Metropolitan Museum of Art Names New President: Daniel Weiss". NYTimes. The New York Times.
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