Kathleen Adair Foster

Background

Foster, Kathleen Adair was born on August 28, 1948 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Daughter of Wilmot DePue Foster and Isabella Noble Chappell.

Education

Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1970; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1982.

Career

Acting instructor, Yale University, New Haven, 1975; assistant professor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1976-1977; assistant professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1977-1979; assistant curator, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1979-1981; associate curator, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1982-1983; curator, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1983-1984; chief curator, director research and publication, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1985-1987; curator 19th and 20th century art, Indiana U. Art Museum, Bloomington, since 1989.

Achievements

• Kathleen Adair Foster has been listed as a noteworthy art historian, museum curator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Daniel Garber, 1880-1958

    (Daniel Garber, 1880-1958 Paperback Jan 01, 1980 Foster, K...)

  • Writing About Eakins: The Manuscripts in Charles Bregler's Thomas Eakins Collection

    (Book by Foster, Kathleen A.)

  • Writing About Eakins: The Manuscripts in Charles Bregler's Thomas Eakins Collection by Foster, Kathleen A. (1990) Hardcover

Connections

Father:

Wilmot DePue Foster Chappell

Mother:

Isabella Noble Chappell