Diana Buitron-Oliver
Diana Buitron-Oliver (born April 17, 1946 in Ecuador , † April 29, 2002 in Washington, DC ) was an American classical archaeologist .
Diana Buitron-Oliver studied at Smith College and received her doctorate in 1976 from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University under Dietrich von Bothmer with a thesis on the Greek vase painter Douris . From 1977 to 1984 she was the successor to Dorothy Kent Hill as curator of the antiques department of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore . For the National Gallery of Art in Washington she was for the two exhibitions "The Human Figure in Early Greek Art" (1987–1988) and "The Greek Miracle. Classical Sculpture From the Dawn of Democracy, the Fifth Century, BC" (1992 –1993) worked as a guest curator. In 1992 she curated the exhibition "The Odyssey and Ancient Art" at Bard College with Beth Cohen . Since 1988 she has taught Greek art as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University .
Her main research interests were Greek vase painting and the archeology of Cyprus . From 1978 to 1982 she carried out excavations in the sanctuary of Apollon Hylates in Kourion on Cyprus. She was married to the classical archaeologist Andrew Oliver .
literature
- Ellen Herscher: Diana Buitron-Oliver: Art Historian, Archaeologist, CAARI Trustee, and CAARI News Editor . In: Cyprus American Archaeological Research Center News 23-24, 2001-2002, p. 4 online
- Catherine Vanderpool: Diana Buitron-Oliver (1946-2002) . In: ákoue. Newsletter of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens 48, Summer 2002, p. 18 online (PDF; 928 kB)
Web links
- Literature by and about Diana Buitron-Oliver in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buitron-Oliver, Diana |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buitron, Diana (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Classical Archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ecuador |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 2002 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |