Madlyn M. Kahr Explained

Madlyn Millner Kahr
Other Names:	MM Kahr, Madlyn M. Kahr, Madlyn Kahr
Birth Name:	Madlyn Millner
Birth Date:	June 30, 1913
Birth Place:	New Jersey, United States
Death Place:	Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Education:	Barnard College (BA), New York University Institute of Fine Arts (MA, PhD)
Occupation:	Art historian, scholar, educator
Known For:	16th–17th century Dutch, Spanish, and Venetian painting, feminist art history
Notable Works:	Dutch Painting In The Seventeenth Century (1982)
Spouse:	Sidney Kahr (m. 1936–1975; death)
Children:	2

Madlyn Millner Kahr^[1] (née Madlyn Millner; 1913–2004) was an American art historian and educator. She specialized in the study of 16th–17th century painting of Dutch, Spanish, and Venetian origins, and feminist art history. Kahr was professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego.^[2] She authored the books, Velázquez: The Art of Painting (1976), and Dutch Painting In The Seventeenth Century (1982).

Early life and education

Madlyn Millner was born on June 30, 1913, in New Jersey, U.S.. She studied at Barnard College in New York City, and received a B.A. degree in 1933.^[3] While attending undergrad, she served as the editor of Barnard Bulletin, the school newspaper. Kahr followed with further study at New York University Institute of Fine Arts where she received a M.A. degree and PhD.^[4] Her dissertation was titled, The Book Of Esther In Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art (1968, New York University).

In 1936, she married psychiatrist Sidney Kahr, they had two children.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Career

Kahr was a professor at the University of California, San Diego, starting in 1976. She also made watercolor paintings, and in 1980 she participated in a UCSD faculty group exhibition.^[8] Kahr also taught at Manhattanville College, Columbia University, CUNY Queens College, and Stanford University.

She wrote on artists, including Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Velázquez; and also wrote about female archetypes in art, such as Delilah, and Danaë. In the book Feminism And Art History (1982), the chapter Delilah by Kahr used an iconographic approach when reviewing male artists' treatment of the Delilah theme in their work, which demonstrated stereotypes of women.^{[9] [10]}

She was a member of the Women's Caucus for Art in 1979. In advanced age she lived at Epoch Assisted Living in Providence, Rhode Island; where died on February 24, 2004, at the age of 90.

Bibliography

• Kahr . Madlyn . 1965 . A Rembrandt Problem: Haman or Uriah? . . 28 . 258–273 . 10.2307/750673 . 750673 . 0075-4390.
• Kahr . Madlyn . 1966 . Rembrandt's Esther A Painting and an Etching newly interpreted and dated . . 81 . 4 . 228–244 . 42710767 . 0030-672X.
• Book: Kahr, Madlyn Millner . The Book Of Esther In Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art . 1968 . New York University . New York City, New York . dissertation.
• Kahr . Madlyn Millner . 1972 . Vermeer's "Girl Asleep": A Moral Emblem . Metropolitan Museum Journal . en . 6 . 115–132 . 10.2307/1512637 . 1512637 . 0077-8958.
• Kahr . Madlyn Millner . June 1975 . Velázquez and Las Meninas . . 57 . 2 . 225–246 . 10.1080/00043079.1975.10787153 . 0004-3079.
• Book: Kahr, Madlyn Millner . Velázquez: The Art of Painting . . 1976 . 978-0064335751 . New York City, NY. ^{[11] [12]}
• Kahr . Madlyn Millner . March 1978 . Danaë: Virtuous, Voluptuous, Venal Woman . . 60 . 1 . 43–55 . 10.1080/00043079.1978.10787514 . 0004-3079.
• Kahr . Madlyn Millner . September 1980 . Velázquez's Las Hilanderas: A New Interpretation . . en . 62 . 3 . 376–385 . 10.1080/00043079.1980.10787789 . 0004-3079.
• Book: Kahr, Madlyn Millner . Dutch Painting In The Seventeenth Century . . 1982 . New York City, NY . 978-0064300872.
  • Kahr . Madlyn Millner . 1982 . Women as Artists and "Women's Art" . . 3 . 2 . 28–31 . 10.2307/1358031 . 1358031 . 0270-7993.
• Kahr . Madlyn Millner . June 1, 1982 . Edward A. Snow, "A Study of Vermeer" (Book Review) - . . en . New York City, NY . 64 . 2 . 2024-03-15 . ProQuest.

See also

• Women in the art history field

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kahr, Madlyn M. . 2024-03-15 . . en.
2. Web site: General Catalog 2003–2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619195557/https://registrar.ucsd.edu/catalog/03-04/VisArtsPr.html . June 19, 2010 . University of California, San Diego, Registrar Office.
3. News: 1954-03-15 . Historical Gleanings . 2024-03-15 . . 1 . Newspapers.com.
4. News: Chen Kearns . Alice . November 1979 . Profiles of UCSD Women: Madlyn Kahr . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314075641/https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb8943633t/_1.pdf . March 14, 2024 . Bear Facts . . 3 . I. XVIII, No.2.
5. Web site: February 26, 2004 . Madlyn Kahr Obituary (2004), Providence, RI . 2024-03-15 . Legacy.com . The Providence Journal.
6. News: January 27, 1975 . Dr. Sidney Kahr . 2024-03-15 . . en.
7. News: 2004-02-26 . Deaths: Kahr, Madlyn (Millner) . 2024-03-15 . . en . 0362-4331.
8. News: Russell . Kathlyn . June 6, 1980 . Art exhibit displays UCSD faculty work . 2024-03-15 . . 23.
9. Book: Helly . Dorothy . Women's Studies Quarterly (97:1-2): Looking Back, Moving Forward: 25 Years of Women's Studies History, Special Anniversary Issue . Hedges . Elaine . Porter . Nancy . June 1997 . Feminist Press at CUNY . 978-1-55861-171-9 . 222 . en.
10. News: Boettger . Suzaan . 1983-06-12 . Portrayal of Women in Art . 2024-03-15 . . 340, 344 . 2574-593X.
11. Moffitt . John F. . March 1979 . Velazquez: The Art of Painting (Book Review) . . 38 . 3 . 213 . 10.2307/776280 . 776280 . JSTOR.
12. Book: Publishers Weekly; Volume 210, Issues 1-13 . 1976 . R. R. Bowker Company . en . Velazquez: The Art of Painting (1976).