Susan Lubowsky Talbott (born 1949) is an American curator and former director of the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Education

Talbott graduated from Pratt Institute and Harvard University's Art Museum Directors' Program.[1]

Career

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 CEO of the Des Moines Art Center.[2]

Roberta Smith, art critic for The New York Times, gave 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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