Mignon Nixon | |
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Born | Mignon Elizabeth Nixon |
Alma mater | Harvard University City University of New York |
Occupation | Academic |
Known for | Professor at University College London |
Spouse | Gregory D. Smith |
Parent(s) | John Trice Nixon Betty C. Nixon |
Relatives | Herman Clarence Nixon (paternal grandfather) |
Mignon Nixon is an American academic. She serves as the Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at University College London in London, United Kingdom.
Mignon Elizabeth Nixon is the daughter of John Trice Nixon, a United States federal judge, and Betty C. Nixon, a former city councillor in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] Her paternal grandfather, Herman Clarence Nixon, was a political scientist at Vanderbilt University and a member of the Southern Agrarians. [1]
Nixon graduated from Harvard University and received a PhD from the City University of New York. [1]
Nixon is a professor at University College London. [2] She specialises in sexuality and aggression in art since 1945, with particular reference to feminism and gender politics. [2]
Nixon was a fellow at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, and a Terra Foundation for American Art Senior Scholar in 2007. She is a co-editor of October magazine. [3]
Nixon married Gregory D. Smith, a direct descendant of Stephen A. Douglas, in 1995. [1]
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