Barbara Knowles Debs
Barbara Knowles Debs | |
|---|---|
| 8th President of Manhattanville College | |
| In office 1975–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Delaney |
| Succeeded by | Jane C. Maggin |
| President of the New-York Historical Society | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| Preceded by | James B. Bell |
| Succeeded by | Norman Pearlstine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Jean Knowles 1931 (age 94–95) |
| Spouse | Richard A. Debs |
| Children | Elizabeth Anderson Debs and Nicholas Debs |
| Education | Harvard University, Ph.D. |
Barbara Knowles Debs (born 1931) is an American art historian who was the president of Manhattanville College from 1975 to 1985.[1][2] She was the president of the New-York Historical Society from 1989 to 1992.[3][4][5] She is on the board of directors of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Foreign Policy Association and the Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge Foundation.[6]
Biography
Barbara Jean Knowles was born in 1931 to Stanley Freeman Knowles of Cranston, Rhode Island. In 1953 she was a Fulbright scholar to Italy. She studied art history in both Pisa and Rome, She then earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University.[6]
On July 20, 1958 she married Richard A. Debs in Orleans, Massachusetts.[7][8] They have a daughter, Elizabeth Anderson Debs.[9]
By 1971 she was an assistant professor of art history at Manhattanville College.[10] She was named president of the college in 1975 and she served until 1985.[1] She was named president of the New-York Historical Society in 1989 and served until 1992.[3][11] In 1995 she and her husband endowed the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair at Carnegie Hall.[12][13]
She was awarded the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal in 2002.[6]
Publications
- Sebastiano Del Piombo, the Venetian Works (1967)
References
- ^ a b "An Acting President At Manhattanville Named by Trustees". The New York Times. June 21, 1975. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Past Presidents". Manhattanville College. Archived from the original on 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ a b "Historical Society Names Leader". The New York Times. October 2, 1992. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ McGill, Douglas C. (August 14, 1988). "Panel Will Seek Rescue For Historical Society". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ Yarrow, Andrew L. (April 13, 1989). "Historical Society Names New Leaders". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ a b c "Barbara Knowles Debs". Fulbright Association. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Richard Debs". American University of Beirut. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Barbara Knowles Bride of R.A. Debs". The New York Times. July 20, 1958. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Elizabeth Anderson Debs Is Married To Stephen C. Turner". The New York Times. June 3, 1990. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Think Pieces". Print Collector's Newsletter. 1971.
- ^ "Historical Society Names Leader". The New York Times. October 2, 1992. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ "Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair". Carnegie Hall. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ "History of the Hall". Carnegie Hall. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-11.