The Dictionary of Art Historians has been in operation since 1997

The Dictionary of Art Historians began in the fall of 1986 by indexing the historians cited in Eugene Kleinbauer's Research Guide to the History of Western Art (1982) and his Modern Perspectives in Western Art History (1971), neither of which possessed an extensive index. Heinrich Dilly's Kunstgeschichte als Institution (1979) and some of Kultermann's Geschichte der Kunstgeschichte (1966), [the latter then only available in German] were added. The project remained dormant for a few years in card file format. In the interim, a myriad of art historiographies appeared or were reprinted. In 1996, a student input the card project into an electronic form.

Lee Sorensen the head librarian for arts and prints at Duke University. The Dictionary was concieved and started in collaboration with Monique Daniels.

Duke University.
Durham, NC 27705 USA

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LSLILLY@duke.edu