Krista Thompson (art historian)

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Krista Thompson
TitleWeinberg College Board of Visitors Professor
Professor in the Department of Art History
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Institutions Northwestern University

Krista Thompson is an art historian. She serves as Weinberg College Board of Visitors Professor and Professor in the Department of Art History at Northwestern University. [1] Her work focuses on modern and contemporary art and visual culture of the Africa diaspora, particularly the medium of photography. [1]

Thompson earned her PhD in 2002 from Emory University. [1]

In 2009 Thompson won the Driskell Prize from the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, recognizing "an original and important contribution to the field of African American art or art history." [2]

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References

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  2. "2009 Prize Winner: Krista A. Thompson". www.high.org. High Museum of Art. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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