Elisabeth Sussman is an American

art curator A curator (from , meaning 'to take care') is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the particular ins ...

. She currently works at the

Sondra Gilman Sondra Minette Gilman Gonzalez-Falla (née Golden, November 26, 1926 – May 26, 2021) was a curator and patron of the arts. Throughout her lifetime, Gilman amassed a sizeable collection of modern art and photography, which included works by Agnes M ...

Curator of Photography at the

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. In 2013 she was awarded the Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence from The Center for Curatorial Studies at

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, in recognition of her 40-year career as a groundbreaking curator.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sussman, Elisabeth Living people American art curators American women curators People associated with the Whitney Museum of American Art Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women