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Rand, Harry Zvi was born on January 10, 1947 in New York City.
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Harry Zvi Rand
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Harry Zvi Rand, American Art historian, poet. New York State Regents scholar, 1965-1968; travelling fellow Harvard University, 1973, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation fellow, 1976-1977; Rockefeller Foundation development grantee, 1982-1983, Research Opportunities grantee Smithsonian Institution, 1985, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, Special Scholarly Studies grantee, 1987-1995, Ednl. Outreach grantee, 1995.
Education
Bachelor, City College of New York, 1969; AM, Harvard University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1974.
Career
Contributing editor, Arts magazine, New York City, 1975-1991;
contributing editor, Arts magazine, New York City, since 1975;
associate curator, National Museum American Art, Washington, 1977-1979;
curator, National Museum American Art, Washington, 1979-1993;
department chairman, National Museum American Art, Washington, 1978-1984;
senior curator, National Museum American Art, Washington, 1993-1997;
senior curator cultural history, National Museum American History, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, since 1997. Advisory board member Awards in Visual Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1982-1992, Austrian International The Art Institute of Chicago, since 1989. Arts advisor Virlane Foundation, New Orleans, since 1980.
Consultant NAS, 1983, Cosanti Foundation, since 1989, Exodus Foundation,1992-, World Economics Forum, 1992-1994, World Bank, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Explorers Club. Member World Art Council (steering committee Geneva 1992-1996), World Society to Stop Trade Stolen Art (board directors since 1994).
Connections
M. Jennifer Rand; 1 child, Leah Zoë.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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New York State Regents scholar, 1965-1968. Travelling fellow Harvard University, 1973, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation fellow, 1976-1977. Rockefeller Foundation development grantee, 1982-1983, Research Opportunities grantee Smithsonian Institution, 1985, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, Special Scholarly Studies grantee, 1987-1995, Ednl. Outreach grantee, 1995.New York State Regents scholar, 1965-1968. Travelling fellow Harvard University, 1973, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation fellow, 1976-1977. Rockefeller Foundation development grantee, 1982-1983, Research Opportunities grantee Smithsonian Institution, 1985, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, Special Scholarly Studies grantee, 1987-1995, Ednl.
Outreach grantee, 1995.