Smith, Susan L. 1947-2021

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Name (Latin)
Smith, Susan L. 1947-2021
Other forms of name
Smith, Susan L. (Susan Louise), 1947-
Date of birth
1947-01-06
Date of death
2021-04-05
Occupation
Art historians
College administrators
College teachers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 44410031
Wikidata: Q22095848
Library of congress: n 95015944
HAI10: 000262238
Sources of Information
  • Her To women's wiles I fell, 1978:t.p. (Susan Louise Smith)
  • Phone call to pub. 02-16-95(Susan Louise Smith; b. 01-06-47; author's 1st work)
  • The power of women, 1995:CIP t.p. (Susan L. Smith)
  • UC San Diego campus notice, June 3, 2021(We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of dear friend and valued colleague, Provost and Professor Emerita Susan L. Smith. Professor Smith died on April 5 after a long battle with cancer; Smith is best known for her pioneering work in feminist art history and the excellence of her administrative contributions to UC San Diego, both as a chair of the Department of Visual Arts and Provost of John Muir College; Her groundbreaking dissertation "'To Women's Wiles I Fell': The Power of Women 'Topos' and the Development of Medieval Secular Art" (University of Pennsylvania, 1978) was one of the most widely cited and influential art history dissertations of the period and became a standard foundational text in the then newly established field of women's studies; completed her master's (1971) and PhD degrees in art history (1978) at the University of Pennsylvania)