Smith, Susan L. 1947-2021
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- 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)