Background
Bassin, Joan Clara was born on October 29, 1938 in St. Louis. Daughter of Ernest Henry and Helen Lillian (Brown) Pallme.
Bassin, Joan Clara was born on October 29, 1938 in St. Louis. Daughter of Ernest Henry and Helen Lillian (Brown) Pallme.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1967. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1975.
Associate professor art history, Kansas Missouri The Art Institute of Chicago, 1972-1983; independent scholar, art critic/reviewer, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman, 1982-1983; associate professor, assistant to dean, New York Institute Technology, Old Westbury, 1985-1989; executive director, National Institute for Architectural Education, New York City, since 1989.
Member Northeast Victorian Studies Association, William Morris Society, Society of Architectural Historians.
Married Henry Alan Bassin, September 3, 1958 (divorced May 1976). Children: Peter (deceased), Sarah P., Michael E.