Merry A. Foresta
author
Merry Foresta is an American art historian and curator who served as the first curator of photography at the Smithsonian American Art Museum from 1983 to 1999. She also served as the senior curator of photography for the Smithsonian's International Art Museums Division and was the founding director of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative from 2000 to 2010. She has authored numerous catalog essays and books, including "At First Sight: Photography and the Smithsonian" (2002) and the co-edited "Photography Changes Everything" (2012). Her work focuses on the intersection of photography, history, and contemporary art, establishing one of the world's premier collections of American photography.[1]
- American photography
- art history
- curatorial practice
Books
Works by Merry A. Foresta
- 2002 At First Sight: Photography and the Smithsonian
- 2012 Photography Changes Everything Co-edited with Marvin Heiferman
- 1992 Between Home and Heaven: Contemporary American Landscape Photography Author of historical review and essays
References
- Smithsonian Institution Archives. siarchives.si.edu link