Paul Hayes Tucker
Hailed by Time Magazine as one of America’s foremost authorities on Claude Monet and Impressionism, Paul Hayes Tucker has taught art history at the University of Massachusetts Boston since 1978. He is currently the Paul Hayes Tucker Distinguished Professor of Art there, a chair established in his name.
In addition to a host of articles and reviews, Professor Tucker has written many books, including The Impressionists at Argenteuil (2000), Monet in the 20th Century (1999), Manet’s “Dejeuner sur l’herbe” (1998), Claude Monet. Life and Art (1995), Richard Upton and the Rhetoric of Landscape (1991), Monet in the ‘90s. The Series Paintings (1990), and Monet at Argenteuil (1982).
Professor Tucker has served as guest curator for many distinguished exhibitions around the world; has served on the faculties of the Institute of Fine Arts (NYU), Williams College, and the University of California Santa Barbara; and has been honored with many awards, including the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Scholarship (UMass Boston); the Governor’s Award (Yale University Press); and grants from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Florence Gould Arts Foundation.
In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Professor Tucker served as the president and chairman of the Board of the Terra Foundation for the Arts and is the founder and Director of Arts on the Point, a public sculpture park in Boston.
Professor Tucker earned his B.A. from Williams College and his Ph.D from Yale University.
Hailed by Time Magazine as one of America’s foremost authorities on Claude Monet and Impressionism, Paul Hayes Tucker has taught art history at the University of Massachusetts Boston since 1978. He is currently the Paul Hayes Tucker Distinguished Professor of Art there, a chair established in his name.
In addition to a host of articles and reviews, Professor Tucker has written many books, including The Impressionists at Argenteuil (2000), Monet in the 20th Century (1999), Manet’s “Dejeuner sur l’herbe” (1998), Claude Monet. Life and Art (1995), Richard Upton and the Rhetoric of Landscape (1991), Monet in the ‘90s. The Series Paintings (1990), and Monet at Argenteuil (1982).
Professor Tucker has served as guest curator for many distinguished exhibitions around the world; has served on the faculties of the Institute of Fine Arts (NYU), Williams College, and the University of California Santa Barbara; and has been honored with many awards, including the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Scholarship (UMass Boston); the Governor’s Award (Yale University Press); and grants from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Florence Gould Arts Foundation.
In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Professor Tucker served as the president and chairman of the Board of the Terra Foundation for the Arts and is the founder and Director of Arts on the Point, a public sculpture park in Boston.
Professor Tucker earned his B.A. from Williams College and his Ph.D from Yale University.