Leila Cook Barber
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Leila Cook Barber, from the 1925 Bryn Mawr College yearbook
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| Born | (1903-01-04)January 4, 1903 |
| Died | December 4, 1984(1984-12-04) (aged 81) |
| Other names | Leila Barber |
| Occupation(s) | professor, art historian |
| Known for | Renaissance art and Medieval art |
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| Alma mater | Bryn Mawr College (AB) Radcliffe College (MA) |
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| Institutions | Vassar College (1931–1968) |
Leila Cook Barber (January 4, 1903 – December 4, 1984)[1] was an American art historian and professor, specializing in the Renaissance art and Medieval studies. She was a Professor EmeritusatVassar College, where she taught from 1931 until 1968.[2][3]
Leila Cook Barber was born January 4, 1903, in Chicago, Illinois, to parents Leila Cook and Courtenay Barber (1877–1951).[4] Her father Courtenay Barber was active in many of the churches in Chicago including the Brotherhood of St. Andrew and served as a trustee of the Seabury Western Seminary.[5] Barber had two siblings.[5]
She received a B.A. degree in Art History in 1925 from Bryn Mawr College, studying under Georgiana Goddard King.[2][6] She received a M.A. degree from Radcliffe College in 1928.[2][7]
In 1931, Barber joined the Vassar College Art Department as their third art historian, where she remained until her retirement in 1968.[2] She served as the Chair of the Art Department from 1965 until 1968.[4] During her time at Vassar starting in 1935, she lived in Josselyn House, serving as the Head Resident and later as a House Fellow.[4][3]
Barber was a member of the College Art Association of America, The Renaissance Society of America, and the Friends of Vassar Art Gallery.[3]
She died December 4, 1984, at Vassar Brothers HospitalinPoughkeepsie, New York, at the age of 81.[3]
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