Harold "Phil" Philip Stern (May 3, 1922 – April 3, 1977) was an American

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 ...

and curator. A scholar of

Japanese art Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture, ink painting and calligraphy on silk and paper, ''ukiyo-e'' paintings and woodblock prints, ceramics, origami, and more recently manga and anime. It ...

, Stern was the Director of the

Freer Gallery of Art The Freer Gallery of Art is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. focusing on Asian art. The Freer and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. The Freer and Sac ...

of the Smithsonian Institution from 1971 to 1977.

Career

Stern received all three of his degrees from the University of Michigan: a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1943, a Master of Arts in Art History in 1948, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Art History in 1959. In 1950, Stern began working at the

of the Smithsonian Institution. He was appointed as Assistant Director in 1962, and was promoted to Director in 1971. He remained in that position until his death. Stern died in 1977 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

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New York Times obituarySmithsonian Institution obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stern, Harold P. 1922 births 1977 deaths American art curators American art historians American Japanologists University of Michigan alumni Directors of museums in the United States

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