Amy Jo Dempsey

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(born 1963) is an independent scholar and art historian. Her book ''Styles, schools and movements'' (2002) has received two editions and has been translated into several languages.

Early life

Amy Dempsey was born in 1963. She lived in 17 different places before the age of 10. She was an early member of the Oakview Exhibitional Club, where she excelled at unicycle, German gym wheel and triple balancing, among other arts. She also was a 4-H Fair sewing champion, winning numerous blue ribbons and attending the Virginia State Fair on more than one occasion. She was particularly known for the infamous "yellow dress," whose hem required many yards of painstaking needlework. She studied at

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in New York under

Rosalind Krauss Rosalind Epstein Krauss (born November 30, 1941) is an American art critic, art theorist and a professor at Columbia University in New York City. Krauss is known for her scholarship in 20th-century painting, sculpture and photography. As a critic ...

before receiving her PhD from the

Courtauld Institute The Courtauld Institute of Art (), commonly referred to as The Courtauld, is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art and conservation. It is among the most prestigious specialist col ...

in London on the subject of ''The friendship of America and France: A new internationalism, 1961–1965''.

Writing

Dempsey's first book was ''Styles, schools and movements'', published by Thames & Hudson in 2002, which has been translated into several languages. A second expanded edition was published in 2010. Her second book was ''Destination art'' (2006) on the subject of

land art Land art, variously known as Earth art, environmental art, and Earthworks, is an art movement that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, largely associated with Great Britain and the United StatesArt in the modern era: A guide to styles, schools, & mov ...

.''Destination Art''.
Review by Michael S. Gant. metroactive, 24–30 January 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2017. She is a fellow of the

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Selected publications

* ''Styles, schools and movements: The essential encyclopaedic guide to modern art''.

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, 2002. (2nd edition 2010) * ''Art in the modern era: A guide to styles, schools, & movements''. Abrams, 2002. (U.S. edition of ''Styles, Schools and Movements'') * ''Destination art''. Thames & Hudson, London, 2006. * ''Museu Berardo: An itinerary''. Thames & Hudson, London, 2007. (co-author)

References

External links

Amy Dempsey talking about Land Art on ''Excess Baggage'', BBC Radio 4.
Living people Alumni of the Courtauld Institute of Art 1963 births Independent scholars Women art historians Nationality missing {{Art-historian-stub