Seymour Slive: key obituary facts
Is Seymour Slive dead? Yes. Seymour Slive died on June 14, 2014, at age 93.
Cause of death: Seymour Slive's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Seymour Slive known for?
He was an American art historian (1920-2014).
More about Seymour Slive
Born: 15 September 1920.
Place of birth: Chicago.
Place of death: Cambridge.
Gender: male.
Nationality: United States.
Education: University of Chicago.
Employer: Harvard University, Oberlin College.
Notable work: Jacob van Ruisdael: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings, Frans Hals Exhibition catalog, 1989, Frans Hals Exhibition catalog, 1962, Frans Hals catalog raisonné, 1974, Jacob van Ruisdael exhibition 1981-1982.
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, honorary doctor of Harvard University.
Spouse: Zoya Sandomirsky Slive.
Seymour Slive, an American art historian and scholar of Dutch art, died on June 14, 2014.
He was 93. Born in Chicago on September 15, 1920, he studied at the University of Chicago and went on to teach at Oberlin College and Harvard University, where he became director of the Harvard Art Museums from 1975 to 1984.
Slive’s work focused on Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Jacob van Ruisdael, and he was known for major publications on those artists, including catalogues and studies that helped shape modern scholarship on Dutch painting.