Background
Walsh, John was born on December 9, 1937 in Mason City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Jay and Eleanor (Wilson) Walsh.
(In this fascinating exploration of Jan Steen's The Drawin...)
In this fascinating exploration of Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson, John Walsh offers an explanation of the individual parts and larger patterns of the work, allowing us to see how each prop and pose contributes to the larger theme--the art of painting and the education of the artist. He also recounts Steen's career and the history of the picture itself, presenting, in sum, not only an examination of a fine painting but also a lesson in how to look at and "read" a complex work of art.
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Walsh, John was born on December 9, 1937 in Mason City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Jay and Eleanor (Wilson) Walsh.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1961. Postgraduate, University Leyden, Netherlands, 1966. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1971. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Wheaton College, 2000.
Lecturer, research assistant Frick Collection, New York City, 1966-1968. Associate higher education Metropolitan Museum Art, 1968-1971, associate curator European paintings, 1970-1972, curator department European paintings, 1972-1974, vice-chairman, 1974-1975. Adjunct associate professor art history Columbia University, New York City, 1969-1972, adjunct professor, 1972-1975.
Professor art history Barnard College, Columbia University, New York City, 1975-1977. Mistress Russell W. Baker curator paintings Museum Fine Arts, Boston, 1977-1983. Director Jean Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, 1983-2000, director emeritus, since 2000.
Visiting professor fine arts Harvard University, 1979. Member governing board Yale University Art Gallery, since 1975, Smithsonian Council, 1990-2000. Member Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 2000.
Trustee Burlington Magazine Foundation, since 1999. Adjunct professor history of art Yale University, 2003.
(In this fascinating exploration of Jan Steen's The Drawin...)
Member Democratic County Committee, New York City, 1968-1971. Member visiting committee Fogg Museum, Harvard University, 1982-1987. Board fellows Claremont University Center and Graduate School, 1988-2000.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1957-1963. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, College Art Association, American Association Museum, Archaeol. Institute American, American Antiquarian Society, Association Art Museum Directors (trustee 1986-1990, president 1989-1990), Century Association New York City.
Married Virginia Alys Galston, February 17, 1962. Children: Peter Wilson, Anne Galston, Frederick Matthiessen.