Willy Eisenhart | |
|---|---|
| Born | William S. Eisenhart III August 24, 1946 |
| Died | June 25, 1995 New York City |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Subject | Art |
| Notable works | The World of Donald Evans |
| Notable awards | American Book Award (1992) |
William S. Eisenhart III (August 24, 1946 – June 25, 1995) [1] was an American writer on art. [2] [3] [4]
Biography
Eisenhart was born in York, Pennsylvania. [5] He attended Exeter, and then Princeton University where he majored in English, [6] and then moved to Manhattan in 1970. [4] [5] He worked on productions of the Nederlands Dans Theater and the Opera Theater of St. Louis. [5] His biography The World of Donald Evans won the American Book Award in 1982. [5] [7]
Eisenhart died in New York City at the age of 48 on June 25, 1995, as the result of a fall from the roof of his home. [2] [5]
References
- ^ WILLIAM EISENHART (1946-1995), SSDI
- ^ a b "WILLY EISENHART; ART WRITER, WORKED HERE". St Louis Post-Dispatch. July 3, 1995. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ HOLLAND COTTER (November 26, 1999). "ART IN REVIEW". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ a b "Princeton Alumni Weekly: William S. Eisenhart III". princeton.edu. June 25, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Willy Eisenhart, 48, Art Writer, Is Dead". New York Times. July 1, 1995. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "William S. Eisenhart III '70", Princeton Alumni Weekly, December 6, 1995
- ^ JOHN RUSSELL (May 31, 1981). "Fantasy Stamps And Other Art". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
External links
- The world of Donald Evans, Willy Eisenhart, Donald Evans, Abbeville Press (1994)
- Man of iron: a portrait of Willy Eisenhart for piano, Virgil Thomson, Willy Eisenhart, G. Schirmer (1978; a musical portrait of Willy Eisenhart)
Categories:
- American art critics
- American art historians
- American male biographers
- Princeton University alumni
- 1946 births
- 1995 deaths
- Writers from York, Pennsylvania
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- 20th-century American biographers
- Journalists from New York City
- Journalists from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American male writers
- Historians from New York (state)
- 20th-century American journalists
- American male journalists