Arthur Coleman Danto
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American art critic and philosopher (1924–2013)
Film & TV
Known for
- Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present — Self2012
- The Wind Is Driving Him Toward the Open Sea1968
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Arthur Coleman Danto , ( 1924-01-01 ) January 1, 1924, Ann Arbor, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- October 25, 2013 (2013-10-25) (aged 89), New York City, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Wayne State University , Columbia University
- Era
- 20th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Analytic
- Main interests
- Philosophy of art , Philosophy of history , Philosophy of action
- Notable ideas
- End of art, Indiscernible differences
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ann Arbor
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- art historian
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Employer
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Arthur Danto, 2012.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
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- date of birth
- 1924-01-01
- date of death
- 2013-10-25
- influenced by
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- start of work period
- 1951-01-01
- end of work period
- 2009-01-01
Sources (6)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Arthur Coleman Danto, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Arthur Coleman Danto (January 1, 1924 – October 25, 2013) was an American art critic, philosopher, and professor at Columbia University. He was best known for having been a long-time art critic for The Nation and for his work in philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of history, though he contributed significantly to a number of fields, including the philosophy of action. His interests included thought, feeling, philosophy of art, theories of representation, philosophical psychology, Hegel's aesthetics, and the philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre.
Life and career
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