Background
Olson, Roberta Jeanne Marie was born on June 1, 1947 in Shawano, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Robert Bernard Olson and Emma Pauline (Dallmann) Hoops.
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This catalogue was produced in conjunction with the exhibition Seat of Empire,held at the New-York Historical Society from October 8, 2002 to January 12, 2003.
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(Roberta Olson explores an important phenomenon in Italian...)
Roberta Olson explores an important phenomenon in Italian Renaissance art: the fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century flowering of the tondo (or circular) form in painting and sculpture. The tondo represented the Renaissance ideal of the perfect form. This book fills a major gap in Florentine artistic and cultural history, collating documentary, textual, and artistic material with new evidence.
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(The sculptors of the Italian Renaissance transformed thei...)
The sculptors of the Italian Renaissance transformed their Classical and regional heritage. From about 1260 to 1600, these masters introduced revolutionary innovations in freestanding figures and portraits, while on reliefs convincing perspective was rendered for the first time, predating its use in painting. The Renaissance notion of the artist as genius is vividly embodied in contemporary sculptors, from Nicola Pisano through Brunelleschi and Donatello to Michelangelo and Giambologna. Roberta Olson surveys the extraordinary artistic achievements of the period, which were to affect for ever after the practice of Western art.
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(Fire in the Sky collects many representations of comets a...)
Fire in the Sky collects many representations of comets and meteors in Britain during the eighteen and nineteenth century when a large number of works inspired by these celestial objects were produced. Over 100 photographs--and two sections of luscious color plates--beautifully portray the inspired output of some of the world's most talented artists, fully capturing the phenomenon that obsessed not only a nation but an era as well. Olson and Pasachoff reveal the many different ways that comets and meteors have appeared in paintings and literature and link these works to the achievements of British science in the wake of Newton and Halley. They also examine the different symbolism that writers and artists have attached to these spectacular objects. Throughout, Fire in the Sky conveys how the development of new technologies, and the burgeoning interest of the general public in science and art, dovetailed with an interest in nature and a strong literary tradition of comet and meteor symbolism. Beautifully illustrated and packed with engaging stories, this book will delight anyone with an interest in the art and astronomy of comets.
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curator educator art historian writer
Olson, Roberta Jeanne Marie was born on June 1, 1947 in Shawano, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Robert Bernard Olson and Emma Pauline (Dallmann) Hoops.
Bachelor, St. Olaf College, 1969. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1971. Master of Fine Arts, Princeton University, 1973.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1976.
Preceptor Princeton University, 1972-1974. Contributing editor Arts Magazine, New York City, 1973-1975. Art news editor The Soho Weekly News, 1976-1978.
From assistant professor to associate professor Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, 1975-1988, professor, 1988-2000, chairman art department, 1987-1989, 92-93, 97-98, A. Howard Meneely chair, 1990—1992, Mary L. Heuser faculty chair arts, 1997—2000. Curator New York History Society, New York City, since 1999. Consultant Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1984—1986.
Board directors The Drawing Society, New York City, 1989—1994, The Friends of Art. Board advisers Halley's Comet Society, since 1986. Member collections committee drawing and print department Metropolitan Museum Art, since 1993.
College committee drawing department Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, since 1997. Member visiting committee Paper Conservation, Metropolitan Museum Art, 2004—2008. Presenter in field; curator, guest-curator art exhibitions in various museum.
(Fire in the Sky collects many representations of comets a...)
(Fire in the Sky collects many representations of comets a...)
(Roberta Olson explores an important phenomenon in Italian...)
( This catalogue was produced in conjunction with the exh...)
(The sculptors of the Italian Renaissance transformed thei...)
(This is a hardcover book about 19th century Italian drawi...)
(Art Studies, Italian Studies)
(Book by Roberta Olson)
(VERY GOOD)
Fellow: The Morgan Library. Member: Association Art Museum Curator (Best Collection Catalogue prize 2008), Renaissance Society of America, Art Table, College Art Association, Italian Art Society, Drawing Society, Association University Professors Italian, Phi Beta Kappa (president Kappa chapter 1980-1982).
Married Alexander Buchanan Vance Johnson, June 15, 1980. 1 child, Allegra Alexandra Olson Johnson.