Margaret Scolari Barr (1901—1987) was an art historian, teacher, and the wife of Alfred H. Barr, the founding director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. [1] In addition to her work as an art history teacher, Margaret worked closely with her husband in his work at the museum. [2]
Margaret was born to an Irish mother and Italian father in Rome, Italy in 1901. [1] She attended the University of Rome from 1919—1921 and studied humanistic and linguistic studies. [1]
Barr was an art history teacher at the all-girls Spence School in New York for 37 years. [1]
Barr wrote Medardo Rosso (1858-1928), a work about Medardo Rosso, an Italian sculptor, that is widely used today as the primary piece about this artist in English. [1]
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Margaret Scolari Barr (1901—1987) was an art historian, teacher, and the wife of Alfred H. Barr, the founding director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. [1] In addition to her work as an art history teacher, Margaret worked closely with her husband in his work at the museum. [2]
Margaret was born to an Irish mother and Italian father in Rome, Italy in 1901. [1] She attended the University of Rome from 1919—1921 and studied humanistic and linguistic studies. [1]
Barr was an art history teacher at the all-girls Spence School in New York for 37 years. [1]
Barr wrote Medardo Rosso (1858-1928), a work about Medardo Rosso, an Italian sculptor, that is widely used today as the primary piece about this artist in English. [1]
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