Dr. William H Gerdts
William H. Gerdts (1929-2020) was a noted scholar of American art history, and wrote extensively on eighteenth and nineteenth century painting and sculpture, especially the American Impressionist movement and related topics. He was Professor of Art History at the Graduate School of the City University of New York (CUNY) for twenty-eight years. His works include the three-volume study Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting,1710-1920 ; Childe Hassam: Impressionist ; American...See more
William H. Gerdts (1929-2020) was a noted scholar of American art history, and wrote extensively on eighteenth and nineteenth century painting and sculpture, especially the American Impressionist movement and related topics. He was Professor of Art History at the Graduate School of the City University of New York (CUNY) for twenty-eight years. His works include the three-volume study Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting,1710-1920 ; Childe Hassam: Impressionist ; American Impressionism ; and William Glackens , all by Abbeville Press. See less
