Brian Lukacher is an American art historian and educator. Lukacher is currently Professor of Art History at Vassar College.
Brian Lukacher | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian Educator |
| Spouse | Joanne Martin |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | New College of Florida Williams College University of Delaware |
| Thesis | Joseph Michael Gandy: The Poetical Representation and Mythography of Architecture (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Damie Stillman |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history |
| Sub-discipline | British art |
| Institutions | Bowdoin College Vassar College |
Career
editA native of York, Lukacher received three degrees in Art History: a Bachelor of Arts from the New College of Florida in 1977, a Master of Arts from Williams College, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Delaware in 1987.[1] His college thesis was titled "Human Experience and Visionary Landscapes in English Romantic Art," and his doctoral dissertation was on the architecture of Joseph Gandy, who Lukacher continued to study.[2] The latter was completed under the supervision of Damie Stillman.
During the 1984 to 1985 academic year, Lukacher taught as an instructor of art history at Bowdoin College.[3] He has taught at Vassar College since 1986, rising through the ranks to Professor of Art History.[4] He is a scholar of British art, focusing on aesthetics and social history from the late eighteenth through nineteenth century.
Lukacher resides in Poughkeepsie and lives with his wife, Joanne Martin, who is a fellow art historian.
Selected works
edit- Joseph Michael Gandy, 1771-1843, 1982 ISBN 978-0904503227
- Joseph Gandy in the Shadow of the Enlightenment, 2002 ISBN 978-0954228415
- Joseph Gandy: An Architectural Visionary in Georgian England, 2006 ISBN 978-0500342213