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List of presidents of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

There have been sixteen presidents of the Metropolitan Museum of Art:

No. Image Name Term
1 John Taylor Johnston[1] 1870–1889
2 Henry Gurdon Marquand[2] 1889–1902
3 Frederic W. Rhinelander[3] 1902–1904
4 John Pierpont Morgan[4] 1904–1913
5 Robert Weeks de Forest[5] 1913–1931
6 William Sloane Coffin, Sr.[4] 1931–1933
7 George Blumenthal[4] 1933–1941
8 William Church Osborn[6][7] 1941–1947
9 Roland L. Redmond[8] 1947–1964
10 Arthur A. Houghton Jr.[9] 1964–1970
11 C. Douglas Dillon[10] 1970–1977
12 William B. Macomber Jr.[11][12] 1978–1986
13 William H. Luers[13] 1986–1999
14 David E. McKinney[14] 1999–2005
15 Emily Kernan Rafferty[15][16] 2005–2015
16 Daniel Weiss[17] 2015–Present

References

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  1. ^ Finding aid for the John Taylor Johnston Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ^ Finding aid for the Henry Gurdon Marquand Papers, 1852–1903 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. ^ The Metropolitan museum of art; a review of fifty years' development, printed on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Museum. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. (1920). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "WILLIAM CHURCH OSBORN EIGHTH PRESIDENT OF THE MUSEUM." BULLETIN OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. Volume 36, no. 8. August 1941. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. ^ "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM". The New York Times. 24 October 1913. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Central Park Monuments - William Church Osborn Gates". www.nycgovparks.org. NYC Parks. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ "W.C. OSBORN HEAD OF ART MUSEUM; Metropolitan Trustees Elect Him President to Succeed Late George Blumenthal ON ITS BOARD 37 YEARS Lawyer Has Been Widely Active in Civic Affairs, as Was His Brother". The New York Times. 8 July 1941. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ^ Rosenbaum, Lee (5 March 1978). "A Business Called the Metropolitan Museum of Art". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. ^ Glueck, Grace (20 November 1969). "Metropolitan Elects Dillon as President; Dillon Gets Presidency Of Museum". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  10. ^ Pace, Eric (12 January 2003). "C. Douglas Dillon Dies at 93; Was in Kennedy Cabinet". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  11. ^ Glueck, Grace (19 April 1978). "Ex‐Diplomat to Head Met Museum". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  12. ^ Geniesse, Jane (10 February 1979). "A New Good‐Will Ambassador For the Metropolitan Museum". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  13. ^ Glueck, Grace (2 May 1988). "The Metropolitan Museum's Diplomat at the Top". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  14. ^ Metropolitan Museum Announces Retirement of President David E. McKinney in January 2005; Trustees Launch Process to Choose Successor. Metropolitan Museum of Art press release, Jun. 11, 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  15. ^ Vogel, Carol (15 September 2004). "Metropolitan Museum Names Woman as President". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  16. ^ Pogrebin, Robin (29 July 2014). "President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Step Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  17. ^ Kennedy, Randy. "Metropolitan Museum of Art Names New President: Daniel Weiss". NYTimes. The New York Times.
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