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{{Short description|American art historian and educator (1930–2020)}}
'''E. Wayne Craven''' (December 7, 1930-May 7, 2020) was an American art historian. He was a professor at the [[University of Delaware]], and "a noted authority on 19th century American art."<ref name="udelawareobit">{{cite web |title=In Memoriam: E. Wayne Craven |url=https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2020/may/in-memoriam-wayne-craven-art-history-cas/ |website=UDaily |publisher=University of Delaware |accessdate=May 23, 2020|date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
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{{Infobox academic
| name = E. Wayne Craven
| birth_name = Ernest Wayne Craven, Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|12|7}}
| birth_place = [[Pontiac, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|5|7|1930|12|7}}
| death_place = [[Newark, Delaware]], U.S.
| occupation = [[Art historian]]<br/>Educator
| spouse = Lorna Rose Breseke (m. 1953–2020)
| alma_mater = [[Indiana University Bloomington]]<br/>[[Columbia University]]
| thesis_title = The Sculptures of the South Tower Base of the Cathedral of Auxerre: A Rémois Shop in Burgundy
| thesis_url = https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/6985480
| thesis_year = 1963
| doctoral_advisor = [[Robert Branner]]<br/>[[Otto Brendel]]
| academic_advisors = [[Louis Grodecki]]<br/>[[Willibald Sauerländer]]
| discipline = Art history
| sub_discipline = Nineteenth-century [[American art]]
| workplaces = [[University of Delaware]]
}}


'''Ernest Wayne Craven, Jr.''' (December 7, 1930 – May 7, 2020) was an American art historian and educator. A scholar of 19th-century [[American art]], particularly sculpture, he was Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Professor of Art History Emeritus at the University of Delaware.
==Selected works==

*{{cite book |last1=Craven |first1=Wayne |title=American Art: History and Culture |date=2003 |publisher=McGraw-Hill |location=Boston |isbn=9780072823295|oclc=84108363}}
==Life and career==
*{{cite book |last1=Craven |first1=Wayne |title=Stanford White: Decorator in Opulence and Dealer in Antiquities |date=2005 |publisher=Columbia University Press |location=New York|oclc=938125626}}
Craven was born in Illinois to Ernest Sr. and Vera Viola Cline. He met is future wife Lorna Rose Breseke at the [[John Herron Art Institute]] and the couple married in 1953.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://spicermullikin.com/e-wayne-craven-jr/ | title=E. Wayne Craven, Jr | date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> He then received a Bachelor of Arts in 1955 and a Master of Arts in 1957 from Indiana University Bloomington. He continued his studies at Columbia University to earn a doctor of philosophy in Art History in 1963. His doctoral dissertation was on the [[Auxerre Cathedral]] and was titled "The Sculptures of the South Tower Base of the Cathedral of Auxerre: A Rémois Shop in Burgundy," supervised by [[Robert Branner]] and [[Otto Brendel]]. [[Louis Grodecki]] and [[Willibald Sauerländer]] also reviewed the text.<ref>{{cite thesis | url=https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/6985480 | title=The sculptures of the south tower base of the cathedral of Auxerre; a Remois shop in Burgundy | year=1963 | last1=Craven | first1=Ernest Wayne}}</ref>

In 1960, while a student at Columbia, Craven was named Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Delaware, and six years later, formally began the art history department there with [[William Innes Homer]]. Craven spent the rest of his career at Delaware, rising to Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Professor Emeritus upon retirement.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2020/may/in-memoriam-wayne-craven-art-history-cas/ | title=In Memoriam: E. Wayne Craven &#124; UDaily}}</ref>

In 2008, Craven was the recipient of a Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Delaware.<ref name="Read 2020 q705"/>

Craven died at his home in Newark, Delaware, on May 7, 2020, as a result of heart failure stemming from post-COVID-19 complications. He was 89.<ref name="Read 2020 q705">{{cite web | last=Read | first=Zoë | title=Wayne Craven, 89, 'Dean of American Sculpture' and 'traditional gentleman' | website=WHYY | date=June 4, 2020 | url=https://whyy.org/articles/wayne-craven-89-dean-of-american-sculpture-and-traditional-gentleman/ | access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Columbia University alumni and attendees]]
*[[List of deaths due to COVID-19]]
*[[List of Indiana University alumni]]
*[[List of University of Delaware people]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2020/may/in-memoriam-wayne-craven-art-history-cas/ University of Delaware obituary]

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Latest revision as of 11:05, 31 August 2024

E. Wayne Craven
Born
Ernest Wayne Craven, Jr.

(1930-12-07)December 7, 1930
Pontiac, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 7, 2020(2020-05-07) (aged 89)
Newark, Delaware, U.S.
Occupation(s)Art historian
Educator
SpouseLorna Rose Breseke (m. 1953–2020)
Academic background
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington
Columbia University
ThesisThe Sculptures of the South Tower Base of the Cathedral of Auxerre: A Rémois Shop in Burgundy (1963)
Doctoral advisorRobert Branner
Otto Brendel
Other advisorsLouis Grodecki
Willibald Sauerländer
Academic work
DisciplineArt history
Sub-disciplineNineteenth-century American art
InstitutionsUniversity of Delaware

Ernest Wayne Craven, Jr. (December 7, 1930 – May 7, 2020) was an American art historian and educator. A scholar of 19th-century American art, particularly sculpture, he was Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Professor of Art History Emeritus at the University of Delaware.

Life and career

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Craven was born in Illinois to Ernest Sr. and Vera Viola Cline. He met is future wife Lorna Rose Breseke at the John Herron Art Institute and the couple married in 1953.[1] He then received a Bachelor of Arts in 1955 and a Master of Arts in 1957 from Indiana University Bloomington. He continued his studies at Columbia University to earn a doctor of philosophy in Art History in 1963. His doctoral dissertation was on the Auxerre Cathedral and was titled "The Sculptures of the South Tower Base of the Cathedral of Auxerre: A Rémois Shop in Burgundy," supervised by Robert Branner and Otto Brendel. Louis Grodecki and Willibald Sauerländer also reviewed the text.[2]

In 1960, while a student at Columbia, Craven was named Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Delaware, and six years later, formally began the art history department there with William Innes Homer. Craven spent the rest of his career at Delaware, rising to Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Professor Emeritus upon retirement.[3]

In 2008, Craven was the recipient of a Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Delaware.[4]

Craven died at his home in Newark, Delaware, on May 7, 2020, as a result of heart failure stemming from post-COVID-19 complications. He was 89.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "E. Wayne Craven, Jr". May 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Craven, Ernest Wayne (1963). The sculptures of the south tower base of the cathedral of Auxerre; a Remois shop in Burgundy (Thesis).
  3. ^ "In Memoriam: E. Wayne Craven | UDaily".
  4. ^ a b Read, Zoë (June 4, 2020). "Wayne Craven, 89, 'Dean of American Sculpture' and 'traditional gentleman'". WHYY. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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