Romita Ray Kapoor (born March 28, 1970) is an Indian-born American
art historian
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,
educator
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''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...
, and
curator. Ray is currently Associate Professor of Art and Music Histories at
Syracuse University
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.
Career
Born in
Kolkata to Jyoti and Arundhati, Ray moved to the
United States to attend
Smith College
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, earning a
Bachelor of Arts in 1992. She then received three degrees in
Art History from
Yale University: a
Master of Arts in 1994, a
Master of Philosophy in 1995, and a
Doctor of Philosophy in 1999. Her dissertation, under the direction of Esther da Costa Meyer, was titled "The Painted Raj: The Art of the Picturesque in British India, 1757-1911."
Ray began her teaching career as a Visiting Assistant Professor at
Colby College in 1998. She spent a year there before joining the
University of Georgia as a
postdoctoral fellow. In 2000, Ray was named to the joint appointment of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History, as well as Curator of Prints and Drawings at the
Georgia Museum of Art.
In 2006, Ray joined
Syracuse University
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as Assistant Professor of Art History. A scholar of
British India, she is currently Associate Professor of Art and Music Histories.
See also
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List of people from Kolkata
List of notable people from Kolkata, that is, people born in or associated with the city. Kolkata has been regarded as the cultural capital of India.
Poets and writers
List of notable people
Philosophers and religious teachers
The most fa ...
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List of Smith College people
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List of Syracuse University people
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List of University of Georgia people
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Chief executives and presidents of the University of Georgia
Alumni
Arts, ...
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List of Yale University people
References
External links
Syracuse University profileAcademia profile
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1970 births
Living people
Academics from Kolkata
21st-century American women
American art curators
American art historians
American women historians
Women art historians
Smith College alumni
Yale University alumni
Colby College faculty
University of Georgia faculty
Syracuse University faculty
American women curators