William Innes Homer

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William Innes Homer (2010)

William Innes Homer (November 8, 1929 – July 8, 2012) was an American academic, art historian, and author. Homer was an expert in the life and works of painter Thomas Eakins. [1]

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Academic career

Homer received his B.A. from Princeton University in 1951. [2] From Harvard University, Homer received his M.A. in 1954 and his Ph.D. in 1961. [2] In 1961, Homer was hired as an assistant professor in the Art and Archaeology Department at Princeton. In 1964, he became an associate professor of Art History at Cornell University. [2] In 1966, Homer came to the University of Delaware where he served as Chairman of the Art History Department from 1966 until 1981 and again from 1986 until 1993. [2] He established the department alongside E. Wayne Craven. Homer retired from the department in January 2000 and was awarded a professor emeritus position with the university. [3]

Homer authored numerous books and articles, including Alfred Stieglitz and the American Avant-Garde, Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of Dreams, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art, and The Paris Letters of Thomas Eakins. [3] He also served as a consultant for various exhibitions [4] and film projects.

Homer died on July 8, 2012. [5]

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References

  1. Smith, Dinitia (May 26, 2005). "A writer's dark view of the 'heroic' Eakins". The New York Times . Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Homer, William Innes". Dictionary of Art Historians. 1986-08-25. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  3. 1 2 "Copycats and creative borrowers". The Philadelphia Inquirer . September 6, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  4. Kramer, Hilton (January 10, 1982). "Benton, the Radical Modernist". The New York Times . Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  5. Prof. William Innes Homer dies. University of Delaware, July 24, 2012.