Elisabeth Sussman is an American

art curator A curator (from la, cura, 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 parti ...

. She currently works at the Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography at the

Whitney Museum of American Art The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as "The Whitney", is an art museum in the Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–194 ...

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

Bard College Bard College is a private liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, and is within the Hudson River Historic District—a National Historic Landmark. Founded in 18 ...

, 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