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| '''Douglas Lewis''' (born '''Charles Douglas Lewis'''; April 30, 1938) is an American ] and ].<ref name="DAH">{{Cite web|url=https://arthistorians.info/lewisd/|title=Lewis, Douglas|website=Dictionary of Art Historians|access-date=December 14, 2024}}</ref> His specialties include the architecture of ], ] ], and European ]. From 1968 to 2004 he was curator of sculpture at the ] in ] | '''Douglas Lewis''' (born '''Charles Douglas Lewis'''; April 30, 1938) is an American ] and ].<ref name="DAH">{{Cite web|url=https://arthistorians.info/lewisd/|title=Lewis, Douglas|website=Dictionary of Art Historians|access-date=December 14, 2024}}</ref> His specialties include the architecture of ], ] ], and European ]. From 1968 to 2004 he was curator of sculpture at the ] in ] | ||
| ==Early life== | |||
| Born at Beech Grove, a Landmark property in southwestern ] held in his family since 1803, Lewis spent his early years between Washington, D.C. and ], as the ] took his father, a Naval ordnance officer, far from home. Not yet three years old, he visited the National Gallery on its opening day with his mother, Beatrice Fenwick (Stewart) Lewis. After the war, the family returned to Mississippi, where Lewis spent his middle school years, transferring to The ] near Princeton for high school. | |||
| == Selected publications== | == Selected publications== | ||
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American art historianDouglas Lewis (born Charles Douglas Lewis; April 30, 1938) is an American art historian and architectural historian. His specialties include the architecture of Andrea Palladio, Renaissance plaquettes, and European sculpture. From 1968 to 2004 he was curator of sculpture at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Selected publications
- Late Baroque Churches of Venice. New York and London: Garland 1979.
- The Drawings of Andrea Palladio. Washington, D.C.: International Exhibitions Foundation: 1981, revised and expanded ed., New Orleans: Martin & St. Martin, 2000.
- The Far North: 2000 Years of American Eskimo and Indian Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1973. (editor and contributor)
- Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1983. (contributor)
- Essays in Art and Architecture in Memory of Carolyn Kolb. Vienna and Cracow: Artibus et Historiae No. 35, 1997. (editor and contributor)
References
- "Lewis, Douglas". Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
Sources
- Paterson, Jim (August 14, 1997), "Stop and See the Sculpture", Washington Post
- "While You're Here, Comrade", Washington Post, December 7, 1987
- Richard, Paul (May 16, 1981), "The Majestic Ideals of The Master Architect: Palladio's Dramatic Drawings at the National", Washington Post