Benjamin Howard Hibbard, Jr. (May 23, 1928 – October 29, 1984) was an American art historian and educator. Hibbard was Professor of Italian Baroque Art at Columbia University.[1]
A year after graduating, Hibbard joined the faculty at Columbia University. In 1965, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, and in the following year, became a full professor. His title was Professor of Italian Baroque Art, a post that he held until his death in 1984. From 1978 to 1981, Hibbard was the chair of the art history department at Columbia. During the 1976–1977 academic year, he was named Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford.
Hibbard married Shirley Irene Griffith, with whom he had three daughters: Claire, Susan, and Carla. The family resided in Scarsdale. Hibbard died in 1984 from cancer, at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Selected worksedit
The Architecture of the Palazzo Borghese, American Academy in Rome, 1962
Essays in the History of Architecture Presented to Rudolf Wittkower, Phaidon, 1967
Bernini, Penguin Books, 1966
Carlo Maderno and Roman Architecture, 1580–1630, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1971
Michelangelo, Harper and Row, 1974
Masterpieces of Western Sculpture from Medieval to Modern, Harper and Row, 1977
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harper and Row, 1980
^McGill, Douglas C. (30 October 1984). "Howard Hibbard Dies at 56; Professor and Art Authority". The New York Times.
^Hibbard, Benjamin Howard (1952). An iconographic analysis of the choir capitals in the Church of Notre-Dame du Port in Clermont Ferrand (Thesis).
^Hibbard, Benjamin Howard (1958). The architecture of the Palazzo Borghese (Thesis).
External linksedit
Dictionary of Art Historians profile
New York Times obituary
November 25, 2023
howard, hibbard, benjamin, 1928, october, 1984, american, historian, educator, hibbard, professor, italian, baroque, columbia, university, bornbenjamin, 1928, 1928madison, wisconsin, diedoctober, 1984, 1984, aged, york, city, occupation, historianeducatorspous. Benjamin Howard Hibbard Jr May 23 1928 October 29 1984 was an American art historian and educator Hibbard was Professor of Italian Baroque Art at Columbia University 1 Howard HibbardBornBenjamin Howard Hibbard Jr 1928 05 23 May 23 1928Madison Wisconsin U S DiedOctober 29 1984 1984 10 29 aged 56 New York City U S Occupation s Art historianEducatorSpouseShirley Irene GriffithChildren3Academic backgroundAlma materUniversity of WisconsinHarvard UniversityThesisThe Architecture of the Palazzo Borghese 1958 InfluencesRudolf WittkowerAcademic workDisciplineArt historySub disciplineItalian Baroque artInstitutionsColumbia UniversityNotable studentsSamuel D GruberInfluencedJoseph Connors Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Selected works 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer editA native of Madison Hibbard was born to Margaret and Benjamin Sr an agricultural economics professor at the University of Wisconsin Hibbard received both a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and a Master of Arts in art history from the University of Wisconsin in 1949 and 1952 respectively His master s thesis was on the Basilica of Notre Dame du Port 2 Hibbard then continued on to Harvard University where he earned a PhD in art history in 1958 His doctoral dissertation on the Palazzo Borghese in Rome 3 Hibbard also spent that year as a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome A year after graduating Hibbard joined the faculty at Columbia University In 1965 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and in the following year became a full professor His title was Professor of Italian Baroque Art a post that he held until his death in 1984 From 1978 to 1981 Hibbard was the chair of the art history department at Columbia During the 1976 1977 academic year he was named Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford Hibbard was a scholar of such Italian artists and architects such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini Caravaggio Carlo Maderno and Michelangelo and has published extensively on related topics Personal life editHibbard married Shirley Irene Griffith with whom he had three daughters Claire Susan and Carla The family resided in Scarsdale Hibbard died in 1984 from cancer at the New York Presbyterian Hospital Selected works editThe Architecture of the Palazzo Borghese American Academy in Rome 1962 Essays in the History of Architecture Presented to Rudolf Wittkower Phaidon 1967 Bernini Penguin Books 1966 Carlo Maderno and Roman Architecture 1580 1630 Pennsylvania State University Press 1971 Michelangelo Harper and Row 1974 Masterpieces of Western Sculpture from Medieval to Modern Harper and Row 1977 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Harper and Row 1980 Caravaggio Harper and Row 1983See also editList of Columbia University people List of fellows of the American Academy in Rome 1896 1970 List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1965 List of Harvard University people List of people from Madison Wisconsin List of University of Wisconsin Madison people in academicsReferences edit McGill Douglas C 30 October 1984 Howard Hibbard Dies at 56 Professor and Art Authority The New York Times Hibbard Benjamin Howard 1952 An iconographic analysis of the choir capitals in the Church of Notre Dame du Port in Clermont Ferrand Thesis Hibbard Benjamin Howard 1958 The architecture of the Palazzo Borghese Thesis External links editDictionary of Art Historians profile New York Times obituary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howard Hibbard amp oldid 1178743648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
