William Innes Homer
William Innes Homer (November 8, 1929 - July 8, 2012) was an American academic, art historian, and author. Homer was an expert in the life and works of painter Thomas Eakins.[1]
Academic career
Homer received his B.A. from Princeton University in 1951.[2] From Harvard University, Homer received his M.A. in 1954 and his Ph.D. in 1961.[2] In 1961, Homer was hired as an assistant professor in the Art and Archaeology Department at Princeton. In 1964, he became an associate professor of Art History at Cornell University.[2] In 1966, Homer came to the University of Delaware where he served as Chairman of the Art History Department from 1966 until 1981 and again from 1986 until 1993.[2] He retired from the department in January 2000 and holds a professor Emiritus position with the university.[3]
Homer authored numerous books and articles, including Alfred Stieglitz and the American Avant-Garde, Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of Dreams, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art, and The Paris Letters of Thomas Eakins.[3] He has also served as a consultant for various exhibitions[4] and film projects.
Homer died on July 8, 2012.[5]
References
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External links
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- 1929 births
- 2012 deaths
- American art historians
- Princeton University alumni, 1950–59
- Harvard University alumni
- Cornell University faculty
- University of Delaware faculty
- People from Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
- American historians
- Guggenheim Fellows
