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Canadian art historian and curator (1924-2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert R. Wark (7 October 1924 – 8 June 2007) was a Canadian art historian who was curator of The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens from 1956 to 1990. He is known for editing the authoritative 1959 edition of Joshua Reynolds's Discourses on Art.
Robert Rodger Wark was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He studied English literature and history at the University of Alberta and at Harvard University, earning an M.A. in art history and then a doctorate in British art specializing in the Georgian period. He taught art history at Harvard and Yale universities for four years before accepting a position at the Huntington in 1956. Despite the demands of the job, he taught art history at Caltech from 1960 to 1990 and at UCLA from 1965 to 1980.[1]
Wark is known for editing the authoritative 1959 edition of Joshua Reynolds's Discourses on art published by Yale University Press.
Wark was curator of the Art Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens from 1956 to 1990. His successor was John Murdoch.
Wark died in Edmonton on 8 June 2007.
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