Carrie Rebora Barratt Explained

Carrie Rebora Barratt
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Nationality:American
Occupation:Art historian, museum administrator
Known For:American art history
Alma Mater:University of Illinois at Chicago (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (MA) CUNY Graduate Center (PhD)
Thesis Title:The American Academy of the Fine Arts, New York, 1802–1842
Thesis Url:https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/SCSB-577836
Thesis Year:1990
Discipline:Museums, arts, not-for-profit administration
Sub Discipline:Public gardens, plant science, horticulture
Workplaces:The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Botanical Garden

Carrie Rebora Barratt is an American art historian specializing in museum administration and collaborative nonprofit leadership.[1] She has worked in this domain in New York City since the 1980s. Barratt was Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture (1989–2009), and Manager of the Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art (1989–2009) and Deputy Director for Collections (2009-2018) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2] She served as the Chief Executive Officer and William C. Steere Sr. President of The New York Botanical Garden[3] 2018-2020 during a transitional period.[4] [5] [6] Prior to that, she spent over thirty years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a curator and administrator.

Education

Barratt was born in Chicago and holds a BA in history of art and architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago.[7] She completed a masters in art history from the University of California, Los Angeles,[8] and a PhD in art history from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.[9]

Career

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Barratt joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1984 as a summer intern. In subsequent years, she received a Chester Dale Fellowship in 1987 and an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in 1988 to write her doctoral dissertation.[10]

Barratt was Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture (2001–2009), and Manager of the Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art (1989–2009). In 2009 she was named Deputy Director for Collections and Administration at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[11] a position she held until 2018.

The New York Botanical Garden

On July 1, 2018, Barratt became the CEO and President of The New York Botanical Garden, the ninth person and first woman to lead the organization in this role.[12] On July 8, 2020, Barratt announced that she would step down from her position at the end of the summer of 2020.

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How the New York Botanical Garden's CEO is spreading the message of plant love . Crain's New York Business . 5 March 2019 . en . 22 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Carrie Rebora Barratt Named Associate Director for Collections and Administration at Metropolitan Museum. www.metmuseum.org. 28 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Kahn . Eve M. . New York Botanical Garden Names Its First Female President . The New York Times . 28 January 2019 . 15 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Metropolitan Museum of Art Administrator Named President of New York Botanical Garden . www.artforum.com . 16 February 2018 . 28 January 2019.
  5. Web site: La primera mujer presidente del Jardín Botánico de Nueva York . ELMUNDO . 28 January 2019 . es . 21 February 2018.
  6. Web site: 8 July 2020. Carrie Rebora Barratt Steps Down as NYBG CEO and President. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708213658/https://www.nybg.org/content/uploads/2020/07/Carrie-Rebora-Barratt-Steps-Down-as-NYBG-CEO-and-President_7-8-20.pdf. 8 July 2020. 8 July 2020. NYBG Press Releases.
  7. Web site: Yun Lee . Lisa . Carrie Rebora Barratt: from UIC to the Met . ArchDesigArts at Chicago . 28 January 2019.
  8. Web site: Wintethur . Face of a New Nation: About the Curator . 28 January 2019.
  9. Web site: First Woman and GC Alumna to Lead The New York Botanical Garden . www.gc.cuny.edu . 28 January 2019 . 27 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027112240/https://www.gc.cuny.edu/News/Alumni-News/Detail?id=44045 . dead . .
  10. Web site: Carrie Rebora Barratt – The Artifact in the Age of New Media . artifact-symposium.wikis.bgc.bard.edu . 28 January 2019.
  11. Landi . Ann . Spotlight: Campbell's 'Right Hand' . ARTnews . December 2009 . 54–56 . 28 January 2019.
  12. Web site: Carrie Rebora Barratt, PH.D. » New York Botanical Garden . New York Botanical Garden . 28 January 2019 . 11 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111043748/https://www.nybg.org/about/institutional-information/meet-carrie-rebora-barratt/ . dead.

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