Carma Ryanne Gorman (born January 1969) is an American

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

known for her work in the area of

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. Her ''American Quarterly'' article "Educating the eye: Body mechanics and streamlining in the United States, 1925-1950" was one of ten reprinted in the

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' anthology ''The Best American History Essays 2008''.

Early life and education

Carma Gorman was born in January 1969. She earned her BA in art history at

Carleton College Carleton College ( ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1866, the main campus is between Northfield and the approximately Carleton ...

in 1991 and her MA and PhD in the history of art at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

in 1994 and 1998 respectively.

Career

Gorman was an assistant professor and associate professor at

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from 1998 to 2013. Since 2013 she has been associate professor and then assistant chair in the history of design at the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...

. She is a member of the board of directors of the

College Art Association The College Art Association of America (CAA) is the principal organization in the United States for professionals in the visual arts, from students to art historians to emeritus faculty. Founded in 1911, it "promotes these arts and their understan ...

, an associate editor of the academic journal '' Design and Culture'', and a past president of the Design Studies Forum.Carma Gorman.
School of Design and Creative Technologies. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 14 April 2018.

Selected publications

* "An Educated Demand:" The Implications of Art in Every Day Life for American Industrial Design, 1925–1950", '' Design Issues'', Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 45–66. * ''The Industrial Design Reader''. Allworth Press, New York, 2003. (Editor) * "Educating the eye: Body mechanics and streamlining in the United States, 1925-1950", ''

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'', Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 839–868. * ''Objects, Audiences, and Literatures: Alternative Narratives in the History of Design''. Cambridge Scholars, Newcastle, 2007. (Edited with David Seth Raizman) * "The Role of Trademark Law in the History of US Visual Identity Design, c.1860–1960", '' Journal of Design History'', Vol. 30, Issue 4 (November 2017), pp. 371–388. https://doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epx024

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External links

*http://utexas.academia.edu/CarmaGorman Living people 1969 births University of Texas at Austin faculty American women art historians American women academics 21st-century American women Carleton College alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Southern Illinois University faculty Design writers American art historians College Art Association {{US-art-historian-stub