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Michael J. Lewis

b. 1957

American art and architecture scholar

Architectural historianArt historian University teacher
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About Michael J. Lewis

Born 1957. Michael J. Lewis is an American architectural historian, art historian and university teacher.

Michael J. Lewis is an American art historian and architectural critic. He is the Faison-Pierson-Stoddard Professor of Art History at Williams College and the architectural critic for The Wall Street Journal.

Works

City of Refuge. Separatists and Utopian Town Planning . Princeton University Press, Princeton 2016. American Art and Architecture. Thames & Hudson, London 2006. Gothic revival. Thames and Hudson, London 2002. Frank Furness. Architecture and the Violent Mind. WW Norton, New York 2001. Monument to Philanthropy: The Design and Building of Girard College, 1832-1848 (with Bruce Laverty and Michelle Taillon Taylor). Girard College, Philadelphia 1998. Drawn from the Source: The Travel Drawings of Louis I. Kahn, catalog of an exhibition at the Williams College Museum of Art (with Eugene J. Johnson). MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. 1996. La Geometry de la Fortification: Traites et Manuels, 1500-1800 / The Geometry of Defense, Catalog of an exhibition at the Canadian Center for Architecture. Canadian Center for Architecture, Montreal 1992. Frank Furness, The Complete Works. (together with George E. Thomas and Jeffrey A. Cohen). Princeton Architectural Press, New York 1991/1996. The Politics of the German Gothic Revival. Architectural History Foundation and MIT Press, New York 1993.

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Important facts

Born
1957
Birth century
Occupation
Architectural historian, art historian, university teacher
Nationality
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship

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People whose lives overlapped Michael J. Lewis's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael J. Lewis?

American art and architecture scholar

When was Michael J. Lewis born?

Michael J. Lewis was born in 1957.

What is Michael J. Lewis's occupation?

Michael J. Lewis is an architectural historian, art historian and university teacher.

What nationality is Michael J. Lewis?

Michael J. Lewis is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michael J. Lewis

· Wikidata: Q63389892

· DBpedia: Michael J. Lewis (architecture critic)

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