Anne Poulet (born March 20, 1942) is a retired

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art historian Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

. Poulet is an expert in the area of

French art French art consists of the visual and plastic arts (including French architecture, woodwork, textiles, and ceramics) originating from the geographical area of France. Modern France was the main centre for the European art of the Upper Paleolit ...

, particularly

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. In her career, she organized two major monographic exhibitions on the French sculptors

Clodion Claude Michel (20 December 1738 – 29 March 1814), known as Clodion, was a French sculptor in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta. Life He was born in Nancy to Anne Adam and Thomas Michel, an un ...

and

Jean-Antoine Houdon Jean-Antoine Houdon (; 20 March 1741 – 15 July 1828) was a French neoclassical sculptor. Houdon is famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon's subjects included De ...

, respectively.

Early life

On March 20, 1942 Poulet was born in Washington, DC, U.S.

Education

In 1964, Poulet earned a

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degree from Sweet Briar College, a private all women's college in

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. Poulet graduated

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. In 1970, Poulet completed her graduate studies at the

New York University Institute of Fine Arts The Institute of Fine Arts (IFA) of New York University is dedicated to graduate teaching and advanced research in the history of art, archaeology and the conservation and technology of works of art. It offers Master of Arts and Doctor of Philoso ...

. In 1993, Poulet earned a certificate of graduation from Museum Management Institute in Berkeley, California.

Career

Poulet served for twenty years as a Curator Emerita in the department of decorative arts and sculpture at the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA) is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000 works ...

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. While Poulet was the curator, she was responsible for adding many acquisitions to the museum, including the Firestone Collection of French silver, Frits and Rita Markus Collection of ceramics and enamel, William A. Coolidge Collection of painting, sculpture and decorative arts and Edward Pflueger Collection of ceramics. In October 2003, Poulet was appointed as the director of

The Frick Collection The Frick Collection is an art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection (normally at the Henry Clay Frick House, currently at the Frick Madison) features Old Master paintings and European fine and decorative arts, including works by B ...

, a museum in New York City, New York. Poulet became the first female director in the museum's history. In 2011, Poulet created and published The Frick Collection, a general guide to the museum's collection. In 2011, Poulet retired as the museum director. Poulet was succeeded by Ian Wardropper. In September 2011, Poulet joined the Institute of Fine Arts' Board of Trustees at NYU. In 2019, Poulet was a judge in the French Heritage Society Book Award.

Lectures

List of Poulet's art lectures. * November 6, 2003 The First Statuary in the World: Jean-Antoine Houdon. The Getty Center. * November 2011 A Gallery of Worthies: Thomas Jefferson and Jean Antoine Houdon. University of Georgia - Lamar Dodd School of Art. * November 2012 On the Run: Clodion's Bacchanalian Figures. Dallas Museum of At.

Awards and recognitions

* Ford Foundation grant in museum training. * Kress Fellow. * 2000 Iris Foundation Award winner. * 2007

Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and letters, Arts and Letters) is an Order (distinction), order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Ministry of Culture (France), Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the w ...

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. * 2008 Awards in Italian Culture 2008 - American Award.

Works

*''Corot to Braque: French Paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston'', 1979, *''Clodion, 1738-1814'', 1992, *''Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment'', 2003,

References

External links

Anne L. Poulet at frick.org

Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellowship

Anne L. Poulet at artdaily.cc

Anne Poulet 2012 lecture at dma.org

Clodion at Columbia

Anne Poulet of The Frick Collection at WSJ (subscription require)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poulet, Anne 1942 births Living people Sweet Briar College alumni New York University Institute of Fine Arts alumni Directors of museums in the United States Women museum directors Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres American art curators American women curators Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Directors of the Frick Collection 21st-century American women