Steven Lavine
Steven D. Lavine | |
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| Born | 1947 (age 73–74) Sparta, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | former President of the California Institute of the Arts |
Steven D. Lavine is the former president of the California Institute of the Arts. He stepped down from that position in June 2017, after 29 years in the post.
Lavine graduated from Central High School in 1965. He is graduate of Stanford University (BA). He received a master's and doctorate in English and American literature from Harvard University.[1]
Career[]
Through the professional recommendation of Martin Friedman, then-director of the Walker Art Center, Lavine was put in contact with CalArts's Board of Trustees. In 1988 he was appointed its president, after serving as associate director for arts and humanities at the Rockefeller Foundation.[1]
In 1991, with Ivan Karp, Lavine co-edited "Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics of Museum Display".[2]
CalArts[]
As the third president of CalArts, Lavine oversaw the naming of The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, The Herb Alpert School of Music, and REDCAT, the Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater that opened in the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.[3]
Personal life[]
Lavine is married to writer and artist Janet Sternburg.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b DUBIN, ZAN (10 February 1988). "Steven Lavine of Rockefeller Foundation to Head CalArts" – via LA Times.
- ^ "National Advisory Board - SNAAP: Strategic National Arts Alumni Project". snaap.indiana.edu.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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