Daniel Catton Rich (April 16 1904–15 October 1976) was an American art

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, museum administrator, and educator. A leading advocate for modern art, he served as director of the

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and the Worcester Art Museum.

Career

Sources: He studied at the

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(graduating in 1926) and at

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for one year of post-graduate studies in English and fine arts. Rich came to the

in 1927 as editor of the Art Institute ''Bulletin''. In 1929, he became assistant curator of painting and sculpture under Robert Harshe and was promoted in 1931 to associate curator of painting and sculpture. In 1938, Rich was named chief curator and director of fine arts. He curated the exhibit "Art for the Public by Chicago Artists," a project of the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project (July 28-October 3). In 1958, he became director of the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts. After his retirement in 1970, Rich served as director emeritus until his death in New York City in 1976. Outside the museum he served on the Committee of the Federal Arts Project, the Advisory Committee on Art for the Department of State, and the Committee for the Restoration of Italian Monuments. He was also active in the Association of American Museums and served as President of that organization. He was president of '' Poetry Magazine'' in 1952, as well as a published poet in that magazine. In 1960-61, he served as visiting lecturer in art history at Harvard. He was decorated by foreign governments including the Legion d’Honneur (France), the order of Orange Nassau (Netherlands), and the Cavalieri Order Merit (Italy).

Personal life

Daniel Catton Rich was born in South Bend,

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. In 1927, he married Bertha Ten Eyck James.

Publications

Source: ''Degas''. The Library of Great Painters (1951). Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishing. New York, N.Y. 125 pp. ith additional reprints and editions The Flow of Art: Essays and Criticisms (Henry McBride Series in Modernism and Modernity) McBride, Henry. Georgia O'Keeffe Picasso: His Later Works, 1938-1961

References

Directors of museums in the United States Directors of the Art Institute of Chicago 1904 births 1976 deaths University of Chicago alumni Harvard University alumni {{US-bio-stub