Anne Hagopian
{{Short description|American art historian}}
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Anne Hagopian van Buren (1927 – October 13, 2008) was art historian who studied 14th- and 15th-century Netherlandish art.{{cite web|title=Anne Hagopian Van Buren|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=anne-hagopian-van-buren&pid=118928932|website=NYTimes Legacy (classified ad)|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=6 March 2016}} She attended and graduated from Radcliffe College.{{cite web|title=Anne Hagopian (1927-2008) |url=http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_287593|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Archives|accessdate=6 March 2016}} As an undergraduate student, she did computing work at the Harvard College Observatory.{{Citation |title=IX. "Harvard Observatory Arraigned" |date=1971-12-31 |work=The Harvard College Observatory |pages=325–356 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674418806.c11 |access-date=2024-03-20 |publisher=Harvard University Press|doi=10.4159/harvard.9780674418806.c11 |isbn=978-0-674-41880-6 |url-access=subscription }} She earned a Ph.D. in art history from Bryn Mawr College and taught at Tufts University from 1975 to 1984. After graduating, she left astronomy to marry theologian Paul van Buren and have four children. She is remembered as a prominent expert in 14th and 15th Netherlandish art who proudly used her scientific training to enhance her art history research.{{Cite web |title=Anne Hagopian van Buren {{!}} The Harvard Plate Stacks |url=https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/women-at-hco/anne-hagopian-van-buren |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu |language=en}}
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Hagopian's article "Reality and Literary Romance in the Park of Hesdin" explores the literary origins of motifs found in Robert d'Artois's garden at Hesdin. Hagopian wrote that "the imagery from French romances is realized at Hesdin".{{cite book|last1=Diamond|first1=Arlyn|title=The Exploitations of Medieval Romance|date=2010|publisher=D.S. Brewer|location=Cambridge, UK|isbn=978-1-84384-212-5|page=129|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nqKCrkAwzmcC&q=anne%20hagopian&pg=PA129|chapter=Meeting Grounds: Gardens in Middle English Romance}}
Early life
Anne was born in 1927 to parents of diverse cultural backgrounds; her mother hails from Switzerland, while her father originates from Francophone Cairo. Anne's educational journey was characterized by its breadth and excellence. She received extensive training in astronomy, culminating in her achievement of top honors in the national science scholarship competition. This accolade granted her a scholarship worth $2400, which facilitated her enrollment at Radcliffe College. Subsequently, she seamlessly integrated her scientific expertise into the field of art history After her time as a professor at Tufts University she offered her help to outside programs. Following her departure from full-time teaching, Anne continued to contribute to academia by offering her expertise at prestigious institutions such as Brown University and the University of Amsterdam. Following the passing of her husband, she devoted more time to her pursuits in New York City. During this period, she delved into the study of dress depicted in medieval manuscripts, further enriching her scholarly repertoire. {{Citation |last=Buren |first=Anne Hagopian van |title=Coustain, Pierre |date=2003 |work=Oxford Art Online |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t019957 |access-date=2024-03-20 |publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t019957 |url-access=subscription }}
Selected publications
- {{cite journal|ref=none|last1=van Buren|first1=Anne Hagopian|title=Thoughts, Old and New, on the Sources of Early Netherlandish Painting|journal=Simiolus: Netherlands Quarterly for the History of Art|date=1986|volume=16|issue=2/3|pages=93–112|doi=10.2307/3780631|jstor=3780631}}
- van Buren, Anne Hagopian (2011). Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands, 1325-1515. New York : The Morgan Library & Museum.
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Category:American art historians
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