Soper was born in Chicago on February 18, 1904. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1925 with a bachelor's degree, and from Princeton University in 1929 with a master's degree in architecture. He lived in Japan for some time, before returning to Princeton and earning a Ph.D. in art history in 1944. He taught at Bryn Mawr College, and then at the Institute of Fine Arts (IFA) for more than 30 years from 1960. After retiring from full-time teaching in the 1980s, he remained a doctoral adviser at IFA.[1]
Soper served as editor of the academic journal Artibus Asiae from 1958 until his death in 1993. His scholarship covered the breath of Asian art, ranging from Chinese and Japanese architecture to Indian Buddhist sculpture.[1]
Soper had a son, John, who lived in New Hampshire, and four grandchildren. He died at his home in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, on January 13, 1993, at the age of 88.[1]
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^ abc"Alexander Soper, 88; Historian of Asian Art". New York Times. January 14, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
^Soper, Alexander. (1990). A Case of Meaningful Magic.
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alexander, soper, alexander, coburn, soper, february, 1904, january, 1993, american, historian, specialized, asian, longtime, editor, journal, artibus, asiae, professor, institute, fine, arts, york, university, charles, lang, freer, medal, 1990, left, receivin. Alexander Coburn Soper III February 18 1904 January 13 1993 was an American art historian who specialized in Asian art He was a longtime editor of the journal Artibus Asiae and professor at the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University He won the Charles Lang Freer Medal in 1990 Alexander Soper left receiving the Charles Lang Freer Medal from Milo C Beach Director of the Freer Gallery of Art 1990 Life and career editSoper was born in Chicago on February 18 1904 He graduated from Hamilton College in 1925 with a bachelor s degree and from Princeton University in 1929 with a master s degree in architecture He lived in Japan for some time before returning to Princeton and earning a Ph D in art history in 1944 He taught at Bryn Mawr College and then at the Institute of Fine Arts IFA for more than 30 years from 1960 After retiring from full time teaching in the 1980s he remained a doctoral adviser at IFA 1 Soper served as editor of the academic journal Artibus Asiae from 1958 until his death in 1993 His scholarship covered the breath of Asian art ranging from Chinese and Japanese architecture to Indian Buddhist sculpture 1 In 1990 he became the ninth person to be awarded the Charles Lang Freer Medal by the Smithsonian Institution 2 Personal editSoper had a son John who lived in New Hampshire and four grandchildren He died at his home in Rosemont Pennsylvania on January 13 1993 at the age of 88 1 References edit a b c Alexander Soper 88 Historian of Asian Art New York Times January 14 1993 Retrieved April 22 2015 Soper Alexander 1990 A Case of Meaningful Magic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Soper amp oldid 1177281428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
