Leslie Judd Ahlander
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Leslie Judd Ahlander was an African American art curator and critic. She was active on the East Coast from 1952 to at least the late 1970's. She had a strong interest in Latin American art and artists.
| Leslie Judd Ahlander | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leslie Judd Portner May 13, 1915 New York City, New York |
| 💀Died | September 2, 2013 Sarasota, FloridaSeptember 2, 2013 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | United States of America |
| 🏫 Education | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| 💼 Occupation | Curator, Art Critic |
| Known for | Arts Education activism |
Early Life[edit]
Born Leslie Judd Portner, Leslie Judd Ahlander was born in New York, New York on May 13, 1915.[1]
Education[edit]
Ahlander began her studies of fine art in Europe, but completed her education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[1]
Personal Life[edit]
Ahlander's last name changed from Portner to Ahlander in 1959, which may indicate a change in marital status.[2]
Career[edit]
Leslie Judd Ahlander was an art critic and a curator. As a critic, she worked both as a freelance writer and as a full-time employee of the Washington Post. Her career with the post spanned thirteen years, from 1952 to 1964, during which she wrote almost 600 articles for the Post.[2] She also held positions at the Pan American Union and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.[3] Sometime between 1964 and 1972, Ahlander relocated to Sarasota, FL, and began working for the Ringling Museum, where she was appointed Director of Education.[1][4] Sometime after 1973 she became the Ringling Museum's first Curator of Contemporary Art.[1][5] That same decade, she also worked as the Art Coordinator for Dade County, FL.[6] During her life, she donated many documents and artifacts that she had personally collected through her career, to institutions such as the Archives of American Art and Florida International University.[3][1]
In 1972 Ahlander contributed a "lengthy essay" to After Surrealism: Metaphors and Similes, a compilation book published by the Ringling Museum.[4]
In 1973 Ahlander advocated for Federal funding of Arts Education through communications with Senator Claiborne Pell regarding the Museum Services Act, which died in Congress.[5]
In 1978 Ahlander gave a statement before subcommittees of the U.S. Senate in hearings to authorize president Jimmy Carter to call a White House Conference on the Arts.[6]
Death[edit]
Ahlander died at the age of 98 on September 2, 2013, at her house in Sarasota, Florida.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Ahlander Collection | FIU Special Collections". specialcollections.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Washington Post. 1952-1964. ProQuest Historical Newspapers [database]. Retrieved from https://www-proquest-com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Leslie Judd Ahlander papers, 1945-1985". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 www.bibliopolis.com. "After Surrealism: Metaphors and Similes by FL: Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota, 1972, Nov on Mullen Books". Mullen Books. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Welfare, United States Congress Senate Committee on Labor and Public (1973). Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. U.S. Government Printing Office. Search this book on
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Education, United States Congress House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Select (1978). White House Conference on the Arts: Joint Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Committee on Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First and Second Sessions, on H.J. Res. 600 ... U.S. Government Printing Office. Search this book on
- ↑ admin (2013-10-27). "Leslie Ahlander Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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