Arthur C. Danto (Arthur Coleman Danto)
Arthur C. Danto
American 20th-21st century philosopher of art, writer, and educator
(Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1/1/1924 – 10/25/2013, New York, New York)
From obituary in the NY Times, 10/27/2013: Danto was "a philosopher who became one of the most widely read art critics of the Postmodern era, championing avant-garde artists like Andy Warhol and proclaiming the end of art history . . . author of some 30 books, including “Beyond the Brillo Box” and “After the End of Art,” Mr. Danto was also the art critic for The Nation magazine from 1984 to 2009 and a longtime philosophy professor at Columbia."
He had a long-term association with the Acadia Summer Arts Program
1 objects
2014
paper with DVD on hardback book
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.89
