Olivier Meslay

Olivier Meslay is the Felda and Dena Hardymon Director of the Clark Art Institute. He is the fifth director of the Clark.

Biography

Melsay was born on December 4, 1956 in Rabat, Morocco. He attended Université Paris-Sorbonne and Ecole du Louvre. He served as associate director of curatorial affairs, senior curator of European and American art, and The Barbara Thomas Lemmon Curator of European Art at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) and curator of British, American, and Spanish paintings at the Musée du Louvre. He is a member of the editorial board of The British Art Journal, London, and is a member of the Société d’Histoire de l’Art Français, Paris. Meslay is married to scholar Laure de Margerie.

Awards

Publications

Meslay is the author of several books, including Turner: Life and Landscape, Chagall:Beyond Color, Mind's Eye: Masterworks on Paper from David to Cezanne, Turner, Life and Landscape, and Young Gainsborough.[2]

References

  1. "Olivier Meslay named as next director of The Clark". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  2. "Clark Art Institute names new director - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.


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