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Storr, Robert was born on December 28, 1949 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Richard J. and Virginia V. Storr.
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Storr, Robert was born on December 28, 1949 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Richard J. and Virginia V. Storr.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1972. Postgraduate, School Art Institute of Chicago, 1978. Master of Fine Arts, Skowhegan School Painting and Sculp, Maine, 1978.
Associate dean New York Studio School, New York City, 1987-1988. Assistant professor Tyler School Art, Philadelphia, 1989. Avery professor Bard College, Annandale On Hudson, New York, 1990-1991.
Senior curator painting and sculpture Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1991—2002. Rosalie Solow professor of modern art New York University Institute of Fine Arts, 2002—2006. Dean School Art Yale University, New Haven, since 2006.
Visiting artist Cooper Union, New York City, 1988-1989. Visiting artist, critic Rhode Island School Design, Providence, 1988. Lecturer art museum, university and art schools in the United States and abroad.
Coordinating curator at Moma, 1995.
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Member International Association Art Critics.
Married Rosamund Helen Morley, September 1, 1979. Children: Katharine, Susannah.