Albert Elsen
Albert Elsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Albert Edward Elsen, Jr. October 11, 1927 New York City, United States |
| Died | February 2, 1995 (aged 67) Stanford, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian Educator |
| Spouses |
Sharon McClenahan
(m. 1993–1995) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1966) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Thesis | Rodin's Gates of Hell (1955) |
| Doctoral advisor | Meyer Schapiro |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history |
| Sub-discipline | Nineteenth- and twentieth-century French art |
| Institutions | Carleton College Indiana University Stanford University |
| Notable students | Kirk Varnedoe |
Albert Edward Elsen, Jr. (October 11, 1927 – February 2, 1995) was an American art historian and educator. A scholar of the work of Auguste Rodin, Elsen was the Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University.