Cowart, Jack

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COWART, Jack

COWART, Jack. American, b. 1945. Genres: Art/Art history. Career: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., head of 20th-Century Art Dept. and curator, 1983-92; Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT, assistant curator of paintings, 1972-74; St. Louis Museum, MO, curator of 19th- and 20th- Century Art, 1974-83; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., deputy director/chief curator, 1992-99; Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, founding executive director, 1999-. Publications: Henri Matisse Paper Cut-Outs, 1977; Arts International, 1979; Connaissance des Arts, 1977; Roy Lichten- stein, 1970-80, 1981; American Artist, 1981; Expressions: New Art from Germany, 1983; Henri Matisse: The Early Years in Nice 1916-1930, 1986; Georgia O'Keeffe 1977-1986, 1987; Matisse in Morocco, 1990; Ellsworth Kelly: The Years in France 1948-54, 1992; Manuel Neri: A Sculptor's Drawings, 1994. Address: Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, 745 Washington St, New York, NY 10014, U.S.A.