Marjorie L. Harth Explained

Marjorie L. Harth is an American art historian whose research interests include 19th-century French art and museum studies. She is an emeritus art history professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California, and was the director of the Pomona College Museum of Art from 1981 to 2004.[1]

Early life

Harth attended Smith College before earning a doctorate at the University of Michigan.

Career

Harth was the director of the Pomona College Museum of Art at Pomona College from 1981 to 2004. During her tenure, the museum significantly expanded its operations, including renaming itself from a gallery to a museum in 2001.[2] In 2003, her chair was endowed and named the Herbert S. Rempel Directorship.

Notes and References

  1. News: Peters . Cynthia . Clark . Deborah Haar . Pomona College Announces New Endowment for Director of the Pomona College Museum of Art . 27 August 2021 . Pomona College . May 16, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030609032851/http://pomona.edu/events/news/newsitems/051603museum.shtml . June 9, 2003.
  2. Web site: Department History – Art History . Pomona College . 27 August 2021.