Calvin Tomkins, an American author and art critic for The New Yorker, died on March 20, 2026.
He was 100. Born in Orange, New Jersey, on December 17, 1925, Tomkins graduated from Berkshire School and Princeton University in 1948.
He later worked as a journalist, including posts at Radio Free Europe from 1953 to 1957 and Newsweek from 1957 to 1961, before becoming a writer and art critic at The New Yorker.
Calvin Tomkins II (December 17, 1925 – March 20, 2026) was an American author and art critic for The New Yorker magazine.