Brian Lukacher
Born
Occupation(s)Art historian
Educator
SpouseJoanne Martin
Academic background
Alma materNew College of Florida
Williams College
University of Delaware
ThesisJoseph Michael Gandy: The Poetical Representation and Mythography of Architecture (1987)
Doctoral advisorDamie Stillman
Academic work
DisciplineArt history
Sub-disciplineBritish art
InstitutionsBowdoin College
Vassar College

Brian Lukacher is an American art historian and educator. Lukacher is currently Professor of Art History at Vassar College.

Career

A native of York, Lukacher received three degrees in Art History: a Bachelor of Arts from the New College of Florida in 1977, a Master of Arts from Williams College, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Delaware in 1987.[1] His college thesis was titled "Human Experience and Visionary Landscapes in English Romantic Art," and his doctoral dissertation was on the architecture of Joseph Gandy, who Lukacher continued to study.[2] The latter was completed under the supervision of Damie Stillman.

During the 1984 to 1985 academic year, Lukacher taught as an instructor of art history at Bowdoin College.[3] He has taught at Vassar College since 1986, rising through the ranks to Professor of Art History.[4] He is a scholar of British art, focusing on aesthetics and social history from the late eighteenth through nineteenth century.

Lukacher resides in Poughkeepsie and lives with his wife, Joanne Martin, who is a fellow art historian.

Selected works

  • Joseph Michael Gandy, 1771-1843, 1982 ISBN 978-0904503227
  • Joseph Gandy in the Shadow of the Enlightenment, 2002 ISBN 978-0954228415
  • Joseph Gandy: An Architectural Visionary in Georgian England, 2006 ISBN 978-0500342213

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References

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