Edith Balas (born June 20, 1929) is a Professor of Art History, College of Humanities & Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Balas was born in 1929 in Cluj (present-day Romania); she is a Holocaust survivor. She is the widow of the late mathematician Egon Balas, who was a fellow professor at Carnegie Mellon.[1]
Balas' main areas of interest are modern art (1890-1960), painting and sculpture, and the art of the Italian Renaissance.[2][3][4][5] In 2003, she curated an exhibition at the Frick Art Museum,[6] and several in Pittsburgh, Paris, New York and Budapest. She has been teaching at Carnegie Mellon University since 1977, and is also an Adjunct Professor of History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh.
Balas is also a Holocaust survivor, having been sent to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. In Bird in Flight: Memoir of a Survivor and Scholar, Balas tells her story of facing grim situations and becoming what she describes as a “professional survivor.” Balas named her memoir “Bird in Flight” after Constantin Brâncuși’s famous sculpture of the same name. “I consider it emblematic of my life,” she said.[7]
After the war, her husband was imprisoned by the communist authorities for three years, during which Balas raised their two daughters. She received an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Bucharest in 1952.[8] She then emigrated to the United States with her husband, and received an M.A. in the History of Arts from Pittsburgh University in 1970 and a Ph.D. in 1973.
Worksedit
Balas, Edith (2008). Brancusi and his world. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press. ISBN978-0887484896.
Balas, Edith (2006). Brancusi & Romanian folk traditions. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press. ISBN978-0887484599.
^Feinstein, Steve (2003). "The Holocaust in the Painting of Valentin Lustig (review)". Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies. 21 (3): 190–192. doi:10.1353/sho.2003.0013. S2CID 170695806.
^Thomas, Mary. "Art Reviews: Painter goes deep into both Holocaust history and his own story". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^Thomas, Mary. "Art Review: Frick exhibits explore two artists' sense of loss". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^(CMU), Carnegie Mellon University. . www.cmu.edu. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^University, Carnegie Mellon. . www.cmu.edu. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
April 12, 2024
edith, balas, born, june, 1929, professor, history, college, humanities, social, sciences, carnegie, mellon, university, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, born, 1929, june, 1929, cluj, kingdom, romaniacitizenshipamericaneducationuniversity, bucharest, 1952, alma, mate. Edith Balas born June 20 1929 is a Professor of Art History College of Humanities amp Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Edith BalasBorn 1929 06 20 June 20 1929 age 94 Cluj Kingdom of RomaniaCitizenshipAmericanEducationUniversity of Bucharest M A 1952 Alma materUniversity of Pittsburgh Ph D 1973 OccupationProfessor of Art HistoryYears active1977 presentEmployerCarnegie Mellon UniversitySpouseEgon Balas Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editBalas was born in 1929 in Cluj present day Romania she is a Holocaust survivor She is the widow of the late mathematician Egon Balas who was a fellow professor at Carnegie Mellon 1 Balas main areas of interest are modern art 1890 1960 painting and sculpture and the art of the Italian Renaissance 2 3 4 5 In 2003 she curated an exhibition at the Frick Art Museum 6 and several in Pittsburgh Paris New York and Budapest She has been teaching at Carnegie Mellon University since 1977 and is also an Adjunct Professor of History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh Balas is also a Holocaust survivor having been sent to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz In Bird in Flight Memoir of a Survivor and Scholar Balas tells her story of facing grim situations and becoming what she describes as a professional survivor Balas named her memoir Bird in Flight after Constantin Brancuși s famous sculpture of the same name I consider it emblematic of my life she said 7 After the war her husband was imprisoned by the communist authorities for three years during which Balas raised their two daughters She received an M A in Philosophy from the University of Bucharest in 1952 8 She then emigrated to the United States with her husband and received an M A in the History of Arts from Pittsburgh University in 1970 and a Ph D in 1973 Works editBalas Edith 2008 Brancusi and his world Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Press ISBN 978 0887484896 Balas Edith 2006 Brancusi amp Romanian folk traditions Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Press ISBN 978 0887484599 Balas Edith 2004 Michelangelo s double self portraits Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Press ISBN 978 0887484179 Balas Edith 2002 The Mother Goddess in Italian Renaissance art Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Press ISBN 978 0887483813 Balas Edith 1998 Joseph Csaky a pioneer of modern sculpture Philadelphia American Philososphical Society ISBN 978 0871692306 Balas Edith 1995 Michelangelo s Medici Chapel a new interpretation Philadelphia American Philosophical Society ISBN 978 0871692160 Balas Edith 2002 The Holocaust in the painting of Valentin Lustig Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Press ISBN 978 0887483738 Koerner Henry 2003 The early work of Henry Koerner Pittsburgh Pa Frick Art amp Historical Center ISBN 978 0970342553 Balas Edith 2010 Bird in flight memoir of a survivor and scholar Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Press ISBN 978 0887485381 Edith Balas Michelangelo s Medici Chapel A New Interpretation Philadelphia 1995See also editList of Holocaust survivorsReferences edit Edith Balas Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh Archived from the original on 8 October 2017 Retrieved 8 October 2017 Beck James July 1998 Review Michelangelo s Medici Chapel A New Interpretation Edith Balas Renaissance Quarterly 51 2 620 621 doi 10 2307 2901595 JSTOR 2901595 S2CID 192089735 Emison Patricia June 2005 Review Michelangelo s Double Self Portraits by Edith Balas Renaissance Quarterly 58 2 600 602 doi 10 1353 ren 2008 0719 S2CID 162049348 Feinstein Steve 2003 The Holocaust in the Painting of Valentin Lustig review Shofar An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 21 3 190 192 doi 10 1353 sho 2003 0013 S2CID 170695806 Thomas Mary Art Reviews Painter goes deep into both Holocaust history and his own story Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 9 October 2017 Thomas Mary Art Review Frick exhibits explore two artists sense of loss Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 9 October 2017 CMU Carnegie Mellon University March 22 CMU s Edith Balas Pens Memoir Depicting Life as a Survivor and Scholar Carnegie Mellon University CMU www cmu edu Archived from the original on 8 October 2017 Retrieved 8 October 2017 University Carnegie Mellon Edith Balas Center for the Arts in Society Carnegie Mellon University www cmu edu Archived from the original on 27 March 2019 Retrieved 8 October 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edith Balas amp oldid 1210100587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
