Richard Muhlberger
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Richard C. Muhlberger (born 1938 in New Jersey, United States died March 23, 2019) was an American art critic, and museum curator.[1] He was Curator of Education for the Worcester Art Museum.[2] He later became a professor of art history at Western New England College,[3] and the vice-director for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but he is best recognized for his analysis of many famous art pieces.
Career
[edit]Some of the most famous pieces Mühlberger has critiqued are done by Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and Pablo Picasso. Along with being a critic, Muhlberger was also a writer. He was known for a series containing critiques of illustrious authors. This series is made up of several books, "What makes a Rembrandt a Rembrandt?", "What makes a Van Gogh a Van Gogh?", "What makes a Monet a Monet?", "What makes a Degas a Degas?", "What makes a Cassatt a Cassatt?", "What makes a Goya a Goya?", "What makes a Bruegel a Bruegel?", What makes a Leonardo a Leonardo?", "What makes a Raphael a Raphael?", and "What makes a Picasso a Picasso?". More of his written works included a series titled "The Bible in Art". It contains the following books "Bible in Art: The Old Testament" and, "Bible in Art: The New Testament". Mühlberger's latest work was called "Charles Webster Hawthorne: Paintings drawings, and Watercolors".
Works
[edit]- The Christmas story: told through paintings. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1990. ISBN 978-0-15-200426-2.
- What makes a Degas a Degas?. Viking. 1993. ISBN 978-0-670-85205-5.
- American folk marquetry: masterpieces in wood. Museum of American Folk Art. 1998. ISBN 978-0-912161-07-5.
- The Bible in art: the New Testament. Portland House. 1990. ISBN 978-0-517-03364-7.
Death
[edit]Richard Muhlberger passed away in June age 2019, age 81
References
[edit]- ^ "Cosac Naify | Richard Mühlberger". Editora.cosacnaify.com.br. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ^ "Worcester Art Museum - Docent Program". Worcesterart.org. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ^ ROBERTA SMITH (October 30, 1998). "ART REVIEW; Chairmen of the Board (and the Inlay)". The New York Times.
