Background
Dixon, Laurinda Sue was born on September 4, 1948 in Toledo, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Joseph Louis and Margaret Elizabeth (Pickering) Dixon.
("Wonderfully engaging, this unique study shows how art re...)
"Wonderfully engaging, this unique study shows how art reveals a misogynistic medical establishment's attitudes toward women. Dixon traces the origins of 'hysteria,' richly illustrating her analysis with more than 100 paintings from the 13th through the 18th centuries, focusing primarily on 17th-century Dutch works."--Publishers Weekly
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Dixon, Laurinda Sue was born on September 4, 1948 in Toledo, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Joseph Louis and Margaret Elizabeth (Pickering) Dixon.
Bachelor, Cincinnati College Conservatory Music, 1970. Master of Arts, University Cincinnati, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1980.
Director adult education Indianapolis Museum Art, 1980-1981. Visiting assistant professor John Carroll University, Cleveland, 1981-1982. Professor Syracuse (New York ) University, since 1982.
("Wonderfully engaging, this unique study shows how art re...)
Member American Association Netherlandic Studies, Historians of Netherlandish Art (vice president 1983-1984, president 1985-1987, board directors 1988-1993), College Art Association, Women's Caucus for Art, Hermetic Text Society (board directors).
Married Charles J. Klaus, October 30, 1987.