Walter_B._Denny

Walter B. Denny

Walter B. Denny

American art historian

Not to be confused with Walter M. Denny.

Walter Bell Denny is an American art historian and educator. A scholar of Islamic art, Denny is a University Distinguished Professor of Art History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[1]

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Denny graduated cum laude from Oberlin College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1964. He then earned a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Art History from Harvard University in 1965 and 1971, respectively.[2] Denny wrote a doctoral dissertation on ceramics from the Rüstem Pasha Mosque.[3]

Denny has taught exclusively at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since 1970. He was elevated to the rank of University Distinguished Professor of Art History there. Throughout his career, Denny has been a scholar of Islamic art, studying such subjects as the Rüstem Pasha Mosque and the Saz style.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Home". wbdenny.com.
  2. [2]
    "Walter Denny | History of Art and Architecture | UMass Amherst".
  3. [3]
    "Catalog". harvard.edu. [dead link]
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