Irma B. Jaffe (1916–2018)
Author of Joseph Stella's Symbolism (Essential Paintings Series)
About the Author
Irma B. Jaffe is former chair of Fordham University's Department of Art History and Music. She currently resides in New York City
Works by Irma B. Jaffe
Associated Works
American Pantheon: Sculptural and Artistic Decoration of the U.S. Capitol (2004) 16 copies, 3 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Jaffe, Irma B.
- Birthdate
- 1916
- Date of death
- 2018-01-03
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Columbia University (BA|1958|MA|1960|Ph.D|1966)
University of Illinois - Occupations
- art historian
professor
curator - Organizations
- Fordham University
Whitney Museum of American Art - Awards and honors
- Cavaliere in the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy (1996)
- Relationships
- Jaffe, Samuel B. (spouse)
- Short biography
- Irma Jaffe (1917-2018) was an art historian in New York, New York, who wrote about European Renaissance, Baroque, and 19th and 20th century American art. She received her PhD from Columbia University, and then served as a research curator for the Whitney Museum. She later became a professor at Fordham University, and was founder and first chair of the university's Music and Art History Department.
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- ISBNs
- 19