Background
Becherer, Joseph Paul was born on April 9, 1965 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Joanne Marie (Zugcic) Becherer.
(An Umbrian painter, student of Piero della Francesco (wit...)
An Umbrian painter, student of Piero della Francesco (with fellow student Leonardo), master of a great Florentine workshop, supervisor of the Sistine Chapel wall paintings of Botticelli, Ghirlandiao, Signorelli, and others (before Michelangelo), teacher of Raphael, and inspiration of the Pre-Raphaelites, Perugino - ?born Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci (1450-1523) - has had a one-man show in Grand Rapids, MI, after 500 years. This is also the first exhibit of his work outside Italy in 50 years. Nine Italian and American scholars have contributed brief, informative essays to this book. The core, however, is a catalog of the 35 works of art exhibited, including nine paintings shipped from the National Gallery of Umbria, Perugia, sister city of Grand Rapids, and 26 borrowed from museums in the United States. This stunning, beautifully rendered monograph provides a modern reappraisal of Perugino's entire career; one has to reach all the way back to 1933 (R. Van Marle, The Development of the Italian School of Painting, Vol. 14) for as complete a treatment of Perugino in English. An annotated chronology reflects the latest scholarship.
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Becherer, Joseph Paul was born on April 9, 1965 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Joanne Marie (Zugcic) Becherer.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History/Studio, Ohio University, 1987. Master of Fine Arts in Art History, Ohio University, 1989. Postgraduate, Indiana University, since 1989.
Assistant director education, Fort Wayne (Indiana) Museum Art, 1988-1989; curator of art and artifacts, Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, Indiana, 1989-1990; assistant professor art, Ohio U., Athens, 1990-1991; assistant professor art, Grand Rapids (Michigan) Community College, since 1991; chairman art department, Grand Rapids (Michigan) Community College, 1994-1996; assistant dean School Social Sciences and Humanities, Grand Rapids (Michigan) Community College, 1995-1996; dean, Grand Rapids (Michigan) Community College, since 1996. Art history/humanities consultant Prentice Hall, since 1994. Curatorial consultant Grand Rapids Art Museum, since 1992.
(An Umbrian painter, student of Piero della Francesco (wit...)
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Cultural advisor International Committee City of Grand Rapids, since 1992. Member College Art Association, American Association Museum, Association Art History (member executive board since 1996), Sons of Italy.
Married Lisa Anne Peters, September 1, 1965. Children: Joseph Roland, Vincent Auguste.