Thomas Hoving (1931–2009)
Author of Tutankhamun: The Untold Story
About the Author
Thomas Hoving is the former director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the former editor of Connoisseur magazine.
Works by Thomas Hoving
David and Bathsheba: Ten Early Sixteenth-century Tapestries From the Cluny Museum in Paris (1974) 3 copies
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Winter 1972/1973, Vol. XXXI (31), No. 2: Gold (1973) 2 copies
Marchesa 1 copy
The World of Balenciaga 1 copy
WYETH ON HELGA: THE HELGA PAINTINGS IN ANDREW WYETH'S OWN WORDS, AS TOLD TO THOMAS HOVING (Wyeth on Helga The Helga… (2006) 1 copy
Sara Sosnowy: Paintings 1 copy
Treasures of Tutankhamun Sound/Slide Library from the Metropolitan Museum of Art — Narrator — 1 copy
Associated Works
Masterpieces of Tapestry from the Fourteenth to the Sixteenth Century: An Exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1974) — Foreword — 91 copies, 1 review
The secular spirit: life and art at the end of the Middle Ages (A Dutton visual book) (1975) — Foreword — 57 copies
Art of Oceania, Africa, and the Americas, from the Museum of Primitive Art; an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of… (1969) — Foreword, some editions — 46 copies
The Secrets of Ireland by Kevin Ayres, V. K. Guy (Photographer) (2006) Hardcover (1970) — Foreword — 44 copies
The Year 1200: A Centennial Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. February 12 through May 10, 1970 (1970) — Foreword — 34 copies
Italian Renaissance Drawings from the Musee Du Louvre, Paris: Roman, Tuscan, and Emilian Schools, 1500-1575 (1974) — Preface — 22 copies
Stained Glass Windows The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin December 1971 / January 1972 (1971) — Introduction — 6 copies
19th Century American Landscape : Queens County Art and Cultural Center, November 10-December 10, 1972, The… (1972) — Introduction — 1 copy
The Museum: One Hundred Years and the Metropolitan Museum of Art — Introduction — 1 copy
In the presence of kings; royal treasures from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Exhibition, through… — Director's Introduction — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Hoving, Thomas
- Legal name
- Hoving, Thomas Pearsall Field
- Birthdate
- 1931-01-15
- Date of death
- 2009-12-10
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- lung cancer
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Princeton University (B.A.|1953|M.F.A.|1958|Ph.D|1959)
- Occupations
- curator
museum director
editor
television presenter - Relationships
- Hoving, Walter (father)
- Organizations
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (director)
The Cloisters (curator)
Connoisseur magazine (editor)
United States Marines Corps - Agent
- Robert Lescher
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Statistics
- Works
- 39
- Also by
- 14
- Members
- 2,274
- Popularity
- #11,284
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 31
- ISBNs
- 59
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 1