Meyer Schapiro
| Meyer Schapiro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Meyer Schapiro September 23, 1904 Šiauliai, Russian Empire (present-day Lithuania) |
| Died | March 3, 1996 (aged 91) New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Philosopher, professor, writer |
| Years active | 1928–1973 |
| Movement | Trotskyite |
| Spouse(s) | Lillian Milgram Schapiro |
| Children | Miriam Schapiro Grosof, Ernest Schapiro |
| Parent(s) | Nathan Menachem Schapiro, Fanny Adelman Schapiro |
| Relatives | Morris Schapiro (brother), Jacob Collins (grand-nephew) |
| Awards | Alexander Hamilton Medal, National Institute of Arts and Letters (member) |
Meyer Schapiro (23 September 1904 – 3 March 1996) was a Lithuanian-born American art historian known for forging new art historical methodologies that incorporated an interdisciplinary approach to the study of works of art. An expert on early Christian, Medieval, and Modern art, Schapiro explored art historical periods and movements with a keen eye towards the social, political, and the material construction of art works.
Credited with fundamentally changing the course of the art historical discipline, Schapiro's scholarly approach was dynamic and it engaged other scholars, philosophers, and artists. An active professor, lecturer, writer, and humanist, Schapiro maintained a long professional association with Columbia University in New York as a student, lecturer, and professor.
Meir Schapiro was born in Šiauliai, Russian Empire (present-day Lithuania) on September 23, 1904. His ancestors were Talmudic scholars. His parents were Nathan Menachem Schapiro and Fanny Adelman Schapiro.
In 1906, his father came to New York City and found a job as a Hebrew teacher at the Yitzcak Elchanan Yeshiva on the Lower East Side. Once secure, he sent for his family, who emigrated in 1907. On Ellis Island, Schapiro's first name was changed from "Meir" to "Meyer." He grew up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, where he was first exposed to art in evening classes taught by John Sloan at the Hebrew Educational Society.
He attended Public School 84 and then Boys High School in Brooklyn. He attended lectures on anthropology and economics at the Young People's Socialist League During summers, he worked as a Western Union delivery boy, a warehouse packer, an electrical-supply assembler, and an adjustment clerk at Macy's.
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