George R. Goldner

George R. Goldner is an American curator and art historian. He is in charge of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Drawings and Prints from 1993 to 2015. He previously was J. Paul Getty Museum's curator of drawings and paintings from 1983 to 1993.

Biography Goldner received his B.A. in 1965 from Columbia University. He entered as a mathematics major and switched to art history after being encouraged by his roommate and best friend, Vieri Salvadori, son of Manhattan Project consultant and Columbia University professor Mario Salvadori, to visit Italy.

In the 1970s, he taught at the State University of New York at Albany for three years and spent seven years at Occidental College.

Under his tenure, the Getty spent over $300 million in acquiring about 370 paintings.

The London Independent called him the "art world's number one spender." Goldner announced retirement in 2014 and worked as an advisor to Leon Black in building his personal art collection. He also remained an advisor to director Thomas P. Campbell until his 2017 exit. His first marriage ended in divorce.