Howard Sutermeister Merritt

Howard Sutermeister Merritt (June 12, 1915 - 25 June 2007)

Prior to his time at University of Rochester, he specialized in the history of Italian painting of the early 16th century and wrote his Princeton dissertation on the Florentine artist Bachiacca (also spelled Bacchiacca). His interest expanded to include American landscape painting of the 19th century, specifically to the art of the Hudson River School and its founder, Thomas Cole. In 1958 he concluded his Ph.D. at Princeton University and became assistant professor. In 1963 he was appointed a full professor at the same university; he retired in 1976.

Merritt's interest in rare books and prints led him, along with his wife, to become a well-known collector and dealer of antiques.

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