Roberts Laurance P.

American Art Historian and Author

1907–2002

Laurance Page Roberts was an Asian art scholar who had been director of the American Academy in Rome and the curator of Asian art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York.

Laurance Page Roberts was a specialist in Oriental art. Following his graduation from Princeton University in 1929, his career included appointments at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum (first as Curator of Near and Far Eastern Art, then as Director), and the American Academy at Rome (Director).

He also served as organizer and first director of the New York State Council for the Arts and held honorary degrees from Princeton University and Union College.

Details

Family Name: Roberts
Given Name: Laurance P.
Born: 1907
Died: 2002
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States of America
Occupations: Art Historian,; Author

Works

Books

**A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer**
1976

**The Connoisseur's Guide to Japanese Museums**
1967

Author

1967

The Connoisseur's Guide to Japanese Museums

1976

A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer