James Rorimer
James Joseph Rorimer[1] (7 September 1905 – 11 Mei 1966 ), adalah seorang kurator museum Amerika Serikat dan mantan direktur Metropolitan Museum of Art, dimana ia menjadi pasukan utama di balik pembentukan the Cloisters, sebuah cabang museum yang didedikasikan untuk seni rupa dan arsitektur Eropa Abad Pertengahan. Pada Perang Dunia II, Rorimer menjabat dalam Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section, alias "Monuments Men" dari Angkatan Darat AS, yang melindungi situs budaya dan memulangkan karya seni yang dicuri.
James Rorimer | |
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| Direktur Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
| Masa jabatan 1955–1966 | |
| Pendahulu | Francis Henry Taylor |
| Pengganti | Thomas Hoving |
| Informasi pribadi | |
| Lahir | James Joseph Rorimer 7 September 1905 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Meninggal | 11 Mei 1966 (umur 60) New York, NY |
| Suami/istri | Katherine Serrell
(m. 1942; kematiannya 1966) |
| Anak | 2 |
| Orang tua | Louis Rorimer Edith Joseph |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Referensi
- Catatan
- Rorimer, J.J. (1950). Survival: The Salvage and Protection of Art in War. Abelard Press. Diakses tanggal 9 March 2015.
- Sumber
- James Rorimer. 'Survival: the salvage and protection of art in war. Abelard Press, 1950.
- Dictionary of Art Historians page Diarsipkan 2008-12-01 di Wayback Machine. on James J. Rorimer
- Thomas Hoving. Making the Mummies Dance. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993.
Pranala luar
- PBS (WNET, New York): "The Rape of Europa." November 24, 2008.
- The James J. Rorimer Papers, 1927-1966 from The Cloisters Library and Archives
- James J. Rorimer Records at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives
- James J. Rorimer Papers at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
- World War II “Monuments Men” Archival Collections at the Archives of American Art - online exhibition, includes digitized items from Rorimer's papers
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