Belinda Rathbone
author
Belinda Rathbone is an American art historian and biographer. She began her career as a photographer in the early 1970s, winning awards at the Boston Center for the Arts' Photovision '72 contest. She later transitioned into curatorial work, holding positions at the Boston Public Library, Polaroid Corporation, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Rathbone has specialized in photography history and biography, authoring numerous works including 'Walker Evans: A Biography' (1995) and 'The Boston Raphael' (2014). She is known for her scholarly contributions to the study of 20th-century American photography and art history.[1]
- photography
- art history
- biography
Books
Works by Belinda Rathbone
- 1979 One of a Kind: Recent Polaroid Color Photography Preface by Belinda Rathbone.
- 1987 American Dreams Exhibition catalogue.
- 1992 Two Lives: Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O'Keeffe Co-authored with Elizabeth Turner and Roger Shattuck.
- 1995 Walker Evans: A Biography
- 2000 Walker Evans: The Lost Work Co-authored with Clark Worswick.
- 2002 Tea with Miss Rose: Recipes & Reminiscences of Boston's Teacup Society Co-authored.
- 2005 The Guynd: A Scottish Journal
- 2014 The Boston Raphael: A Mysterious Painting, an Embattled Museum in an Era of Change & a Daughter's Search for the Truth
- 2021 George Rickey: A Life in Balance
- 2024 In the Company of Art: A Museum Director's Private Journals Edited by Belinda Rathbone.
References
- Belinda Rathbone. Wikipedia. 2026 link