Art History As Social Praxis: The Collected Writings of David Craven

About David CravenJose Mauricio Domingues

David Lee Craven Ph.D. (1979) University of North Carolina was Distinguished Professor at University of New Mexico and passed away in 2012. He was an art historian who displayed rare intellect and industry. In his lifetime Craven wrote more than fifteen monographs and exhibition catalogues on such diverse topics as Diego Rivera Abstract Expressionism Rudolf Baranik and art associated with Latin American revolutions. In addition to being a dedicated professor and inspirational lecturer he published over 150 essays articles and reviews in such academic journals as Art History Kritische Berichte and Third Text and mass-circulation publications such as Arts Magazine and Tema Celeste; further his writings have appeared in dozens of anthologies encyclopaedias and newspapers. Brian Winkenweder Ph.D. (2004) Stony Brook University is Professor of Art History at Linfield College McMinnville Oregon. He co-edited Dialectical Conversions: Donald Kuspits Art Criticism with David Craven (Liverpool University Press 2011). He also published 'David Cravens Future Perfect' at the online journal Third Text.