Susan L. Talbott

Susan L. Talbott (Susan Lubowsky Talbott) (b. 1949) is an American curator and former Director of the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Talbott is an alumna of Pratt Institute and of Harvard University's Art Museum Directors' Program.[1]

Before coming to the Atheneum, Talbott was director of Smithsonian Arts at the Smithsonian Institution for three years.[2] From 1998 to 2005 she was C.E.O. of the Des Moines Art Center.[2]

Roberta Smith, art critic for the New York Times, gives Talbot, "much of the credit" for making the key decisions in the widely admired renovation the Atheneum completed in 2015.[3] She is credited not merely with finding funders for the museum's complete renovation, but also with growing the endowment.[4][5]

Talbott announced her intention to retire in the fall of 2015.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Wadsworth Atheneum Names New Director". Art Daily. 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 Maker, Elizabeth (24 February 2008). "Smithsonian Arts Director Takes Top Job at Wadsworth Museum". New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Smith, Roberta (17 September 2015). "Wadsworth Atheneum, a Masterpiece of Renovation". New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 Dunne, Susan (19 December 2014). "Talbott Retiring As Director, CEO Of Wadsworth Atheneum". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Loos, Ted (30 August 2015). "The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford Puts Final Touches on a Comeback". New York Times. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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