Background
Hartman-Goldsmith, Joan was born on June 3, 1933 in Malden, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Hyman and Ruth (Hadler) Lederman.
Hartman-Goldsmith, Joan was born on June 3, 1933 in Malden, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Hyman and Ruth (Hadler) Lederman.
Instructor, coordinator, initiator art history program, China Institute in American, New York City, 1967-1977; lecturer School Continuing Education, New York University, 1967-1977; Executive officer, Jewish Museum, New York City, 1976-1977; director public information, Jewish Museum, New York City, 1977-1980; founder, director, Institute for Asian Studies, Inc., New York City, since 1981; lecturer, Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design (Smithsonian Institute), 1976, 83; lecturer museums, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Buffalo lecturer museums, Rochester, New York lecturer museums, Toronto, Canada lecturer museums, Denver Art Museum lecturer museums, Seattle Art Museum lecturer museums, Asian Art Museum San Francisco lecturer museums, Oriental Ceramic Society, Tokyo lecturer museums, Oriental Ceramic Society, Hong Kong special lecturer tour, Archaeol. Institute American, 1977; conductor seminars on Chinese jade, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1977, 81, 83; fellow in perpetuity, member visiting committee slide and photograph library, Metropolitan Museum Art trustee, Indianapolis Museum Art member art committee, China House Gallery, New York City program chairman annual conference, MAR-Association Asian Studies, Buchnel U., 1974.
National Endowment grantee, visiting specialist Buffalo Museum of Science, 1972, Indianapolis Museum Art, 1971. Reviewer National Endowment of the Humanities division public programs, since 1978. Member American Oriental Society, Association for Asian Studies (founding member Mid-Atlantic Region 1972, secretary-treasurer 1973, advisory council 1974-1975), Oriental Club of New York, Oriental Ceramic Society.
Married Alan Hartman, January 10, 1952 (divorced). 1 daughter, Hedy Hartman. Married second Robert Goldsmith, August 12, 1976.