Irene J. Winter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940 (age 85–86) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Barnard College Columbia University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Art |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
Irene J. Winter (born 1940 inNew York City[1]) is an Americanart historian who is an influential and pioneering scholar of ancient Near Eastern art.[2]
BABarnard College, Anthropology, 1960; MAUniversity of Chicago, Near Eastern Studies, 1967; PhDColumbia University, Art History and Archaeology. She has taught at Queens College, CUNY, 1971-1976, The University of Pennsylvania, 1976-1988, andHarvard University since 1988, chairing the department of Fine Arts from 1993-1996, and served on the Faculty Council, 2006-2009; retired June 2009. Slade Professor, University of Cambridge, 1997.[3]She was elected a member of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999 and theAmerican Philosophical Society in 2016.[4][5]
