Draft:Maria Hambourg
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Career
Maria Morris Hambourg | |
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| Education | Wellesley College Columbia University |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College |
| Occupation(s) | Photography Champion, Preeminent Art Scholar, & Curator |
Maria Morris Hambourg is a writer, independent curator, and consultant. She is also the founder of the Department of Photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1] In her role, she brought international attention to Metropolitan's collection of photographs.[2]
In 1984, Hambourg was a visiting professor at Princeton University. In 1989, she was an adjunct associate professor at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University.[3]
Education
In 1971, Hambourg graduated with her Bachelors at Wellesley College. She continued her studies at Columbia University where she completed her Ph.D on Atget.[4]
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