Brian Lukacher is an American art historian and educator. Lukacher is currently Professor of Art History at Vassar College.

Career

A native of York, Lukacher received three degrees in Art History: a Bachelor of Arts from the New College of Florida in 1977, a Master of Arts from Williams College, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Delaware in 1987.^[1] His college thesis was titled "Human Experience and Visionary Landscapes in English Romantic Art," and his doctoral dissertation was on the architecture of Joseph Gandy, who Lukacher continued to study.^[2] The latter was completed under the supervision of Damie Stillman.

During the 1984 to 1985 academic year, Lukacher taught as an instructor of art history at Bowdoin College.^[3] He has taught at Vassar College since 1986, rising through the ranks to Professor of Art History.^[4] He is a scholar of British art, focusing on aesthetics and social history from the late eighteenth through nineteenth century.

Lukacher resides in Poughkeepsie and lives with his wife, Joanne Martin, who is a fellow art historian.

Selected works

• Joseph Michael Gandy, 1771-1843, 1982 ISBN 978-0904503227
• Joseph Gandy in the Shadow of the Enlightenment, 2002 ISBN 978-0954228415
• Joseph Gandy: An Architectural Visionary in Georgian England, 2006 ISBN 978-0500342213

See also

• List of Bowdoin College people
• List of people from York, Pennsylvania
• List of New College of Florida alumni
• List of University of Delaware people
• List of Vassar College people
• List of Williams College people

References

External links

• Vassar College profile