Philip Eliasoph
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Philip Eliasoph (born 1951)[1] is an American art historian, educator, critic, and curator. He began his teaching career in 1975 at Fairfield University, a Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut where Eliasoph is now professor of art history.[2][3] He is also the Sam & Bettie Roberts Endowed Lecturer in Judaic Studies at the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies, a position he has held since 2005. In 1996, Eliasoph founded, and remains director and moderator, of the “Open Visions Forum,”[4] a public affairs series held at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Since 2016, Eliasoph has also been a faculty consultant for The New York Times[5] digital inEducation blog, a global higher education platform.
Early life and education
[edit]Eliasoph attended public school in Great Neck, New York. His interest in the fine arts was ignited by his paternal grandmother, artist and poet Paula Eliasoph (1895–1983).[6][3]
He completed a dual studio art/art history degree and graduated summa cum laude from Adelphi College (now Adelphi University) in 1971. Upon graduation, he was awarded a full teaching fellowship at the Binghamton University. In 1974, Eliasoph completed his MA thesis on avant-garde Soviet architecture analyzing architectural renderings by Konstantin Melnikov.
Four years later, Eliasoph won the "Distinguished Dissertation Award" in the humanities for his study: Paul Cadmus: Life and Work which was based, in part, on extensive interviews Eliasoph conducted with Cadmus at the artist’s Brooklyn Heights and Weston, Connecticut studio and residences.[7]
Published work
[edit]As an art historian, Eliasoph has focused on WPA-era urban and social realists as well as artists in the Magical Realism school, including: Paul Cadmus, Robert Vickrey, Stevan Dohanos, Colleen Browning, Robert Bizinsky, Henry Koerner and Adolf Dehn. He is the author of over 250 art reviews in regional media, and of numerous books, including:
- Paul Cadmus: Yesterday & Today, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio, 1981, ISBN 9780940784000[8]
- Robert Vickery: The Magic of Realism, Hudson Hills Press, New York, 2009, ISBN 9781555952921
- Colleen Browning: The Enchantment of Realism, Hudson Hills Press, NY, 2011, ISBN 9781555953669
- Robert C. Jackson Paintings, Schiffer Publishers, 2012, ISBN 9780764340680
- Adolf Dehn: Midcentury Manhattan, Artist Book Foundation, North Adams, Mass; October, 2017, ISBN 9780996200714
References
[edit]- ^ Indursky, Bill (1998-01-01). "Philip Eliasoph [H NRP 1998]". Salmagundi Club.
- ^ Nord, Kristin (November 7, 2023). "In Real Times: Arthur Szyk's Anti-Nazi Propagandist Art". Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
- ^ a b Weiss, Laura (September 16, 2016). "Get to know... Philip Eliasoph". CT Insider.
- ^ "The Guide". The New York Times. 23 February 2003.
- ^ "Testimonials « The New York Times in Education". The New York Times.
- ^ Boros, Phyllis A.S. (22 March 2012). "'Rediscovery' of 20th century Post-Impressionist Paula Eliasoph to include Fairfield exhibit". CT Post.
- ^ Charles, Eleanor (21 March 1982). "Controversial Painting On View After 47 Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ Raynor, Vivien (4 April 1982). "Paul Cadmus Retrospective In Storrs". The New York Times.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Fairfield University
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