Casteras, Susan P.
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Name (Latin)
Casteras, Susan P.
Date of birth
1950
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Art, Victorian
Art--History
Painting, American
Painting, British
Pre-Raphaelitism
art northwest pacific
Occupation
art history teachers
College teachers
Art historians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Her Images of Victorian womanhood in English art, c1987:CIP t.p. (Susan P. Casteras) data sheet (b. 1949)
- Her The substance or the shadow, 1982:t.p. (Susan P. Casteras) p. 5 (Dr. Casteras; Ass't Curator of Paintings, Yale Center for Brit. Art)
- Susan Casteras (Title: Kollar Professor of American Art; Company: University of Washington; Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States; renowned for many years of experience and expertise as an educator well-versed in American art, British art, art museums, women's studies, racial representation and methodology. Upon retiring from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2016, she was recognized as a professor emerita. She started at the institution in 1996 and brought her previous experience as the Curator of Paintings at the Yale Center for British Art and as a faculty member in the Art History department at Yale University between 1974 and 1996. In addition to these positions, Dr. Casteras was called upon as an adjunct professor in the Graduate Center at the City University of New York from 1985 to 1987. Specializing in Victorian and 19th-century visual culture, some of her focuses include Pre-Raphaelitism and the object-related approach to research. Her other areas of study include fairy paintings, Victorian history pictures, religious themes, Aestheticism, emigration imagery and constructions of race and labor. Throughout her career, she maintained professional affiliation with the College Art Association, the Historians of British Art, Interdisciplinary 19th Century Studies, Northeast Victorian Studies Association and the Northeast 18th Century Studies Association ( (Marquis Who's Who Top Educators, March 10, 2020, website viewed September 16, 2021:) )
- The Grosvenor Gallery, c1996:CIP t.p. (Susan P. Casteras) data sheet (b. 05-06-50)
- U.S. copyright files, Oct. 23, 1996(Casteras, Susan P.; Casteras, Susan P., 1949- ; Casteras, Susan P., 1950- )
- Susan Casteras (Susan Casteras, Professor Emerita, Art History, [email protected]; Education: PhD, Yale University, 1977; MPhil, Yale University, 1975; MA, Yale University, 1973; Areas of Expertise and Research: American and British painting, 1750-1950; Victorian art; Pre-Raphaelitism; Women artists; Constructions of gender, race, and ethnicity; Feminist art and issues; 19th-century critical reception and the art press; Northwestern art, 1880-1945; Art Museums: history, theory, practice) CV (Fellowships: Fulbright Distinguished American Scholars Programme, New Zealand/US Educational Foundation, winter 1997; National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for University Teachers, 1991-2; Other academic honors: Ph.D. awarded "Distinction" by the History of Art Department, Yale University, 1977, Advisor: Prof. George L. Hersey; Graduated summa cum laude, Vassar College 1971; Departmental Honors and B.A. in Art History, Vassar College, 1971; Departmental Honors and B.A. in English, Vassar College, 1971; Kate Furness Shakespeare Prize, Vassar College, 1970; Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Vassar College 1970; Professional/Work Experience (at Yale University): Curator of Paintings and Sculpture, Yale Center for British Art, 1991-1996; Assistant Curator of Paintings and Sculpture, Yale Center for British Art, 1977 to 1991; Lecturer, History of Art Department, 1978 to 1996 (also a past member of the British Studies and Women's Studies Departments); Assistant to the Director, Yale University Art Gallery, 1974-5; Other Professional/Work Experience: Adjunct Professor, Art History Department, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Winter-Spring 1985 and Winter-Spring, 1987; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Burke Seminar Lectures, Indiana University, winter 1995 ( (University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design website, September 16, 2021:) )
- Susan P. Casteras (Susan P. Casteras is a professor of the history of art at the University of Washington. Casteras received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College and her doctorate from Yale University. Casteras was curator of paintings and sculpture, Yale Center for British Art, 1977-1996, and lecturer, History of Art Department, 1978 to 1996. Casteras is a specialist in Victorian art, particularly Pre-Raphaelitism ( (Wikipedia, September 16, 2021:) )