Biographical Summary of John Coolidge
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Born:
December 16, 1913, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Education:
B.A., Fine Arts, Harvard University; M.A., Ph.D., Institute of Fine Arts, New York
University.
Spouse:
Polly Welch Coolidge, married 1936, one child.
CAREER HISTORY:
- Lecturer, art history, Vassar College, 1938-39.
- Assistant professor, art history, University of Pennsylvania, 1946-47.
- Professor, fine arts, Harvard University, 1947-84; professor emeritus
1984-present.
- Director, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 1948-68.
AFFILIATIONS:
- College Art Association of America.
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, trustee, 1948-77; president of the board, 1976-77;
emeritus president of the board, 1977-present.
- Society of Architectural Historians, founding member, first vice president.
BOOKS:
- Mill and Mansion: A Study of Architecture and Society in
Lowell, Massachusetts, 1820-1865. New York: Columbia University Press,
1942.
- The Architecture of Art Museums. Austin: University
of Texas Press, 1988.
- Patrons and Architects: Designing Art Museums in the
Twentieth Century. Fort Worth, Texas: Amon Carter Museum, 1989.