Meyer Schapiro

Meyer Schapiro
Meyer Schapiro in 1981
Born	(1904-09-23)September 23, 1904 Šiauliai, Russian Empire (present-day Lithuania)
Died	March 3, 1996(1996-03-03) (aged 91) New York City, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	M. Morrison (pen name)[1]
Education	Columbia University
Occupation(s)	Philosopher, professor, writer
Years active	1928–1973
Movement	Trotskyite
Spouse	Lillian Milgram Schapiro
Children	2
Relatives	Morris Schapiro (brother), Jacob Collins (grand-nephew)
Awards	Alexander Hamilton Medal, National Institute of Arts and Letters (member)

Meyer Schapiro (23 September 1904 – 3 March 1996) was a Lithuanian-born American art historian who developed new art historical methodologies that incorporated an interdisciplinary approach to the study of works. An expert on early Christian, Medieval and modern art, he explored periods and movements with an eye toward their works' social, political and material constructions.

Credited with fundamentally changing the course of the art historical discipline, Schapiro's scholarly approach was dynamic and it engaged other scholars, philosophers and artists. An active professor, lecturer, student, writer and humanist, he maintained a long professional association with Columbia University in New York.