Paul Hayes Tucker

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Paul Hayes Tucker, 2018

Paul Hayes Tucker (born July 7, 1950 in New York City ) is an American art historian and curator . His specialty is French impressionism , especially the work of Claude Monet .

Life

Paul Hayes Tucker first studied art history at Williams College in Williamstown (Massachusetts) . During this time he also went on a study trip to Florence . While studying in Williamstown, he saw original works by Claude Monet at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute there , which had a lasting impact on him. For further studies he then moved to Yale University in New Haven (Connecticut) , where he received his doctorate in 1979 under Robert L. Herbert . In his dissertation he dealt with Claude Monet's stay in Argenteuil . Since 1978 he has taught art history at the University of Massachusetts in Boston . He published numerous essays on Claude Monet and wrote a number of books. In addition, he has repeatedly worked as an exhibition curator. These include the exhibitions Monet in the '90s: the series paintings from 1990 and Monet in the 20th century from 1998, which were shown at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the exhibition The Impressionists at Argenteuil , which was shown in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC in 2000 , or various exhibitions that took place in Japanese museums. In addition to French impressionist artists, Tucker also devoted himself to 20th century artists such as David Smith and Kenneth Noland . He also founded the sculpture project Arts on the Point , through which works by contemporary sculptors were placed on the grounds of the University of Massachusetts. In 2014, Tucker left the University of Massachusetts and retired. The Paul Hayes Tucker Distinguished Professor of Art , named after him, was created there in his honor . His son is the actor Jonathan Tucker .

Publications (selection)

  • Monet at Argenteuil , Yale University Press, New Haven 1982, ISBN 0-300-02577-7 .
  • Monet in the '90s: the series paintings , Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Yale University Press, New Haven 1990, ISBN 0-300-04659-6 .
  • Claude Monet: a retrospective , Chunichi Shimbun, Nagoya 1994.
  • Claude Monet: life and art , Yale University Press, New Haven 1995, ISBN 0-300-06298-2 .
  • Monet in the 20th century , with George TM Shackelford, MaryAnne Stevens, Yale University Press, New Haven 1998, ISBN 0-87846-465-4 .
  • Manet's “Le déjeuner sur l'herbe” , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1998, ISBN 0-521-47466-3 .
  • Monet: late paintings of Giverny from the Musée Marmottan , together with Lynn F. Orr, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans 1999, ISBN 0-88401-097-X .
  • The Impressionists at Argenteuil , Yale University Press, New Haven 2000, ISBN 0-89468-249-0 .
  • Renoir: from outsider to old master 1870-1892 , Chunichi Shimbun, Nagoya 2001.
  • Claude Monet: late work , Gagosian Gallery, New York 2010, ISBN 978-1-935263-11-1 .
  • Monet, beyond impressionism , together with Helga Kessler-Aurisch, Ordrupgaard, Charlottenlund 2016, ISBN 978-8-788692-36-5 .

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personal data
SURNAME Tucker, Paul Hayes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American art historian
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City