Jacques de Caso
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Jacques de Caso is a French-born American historian who specializes in the literature and history of pre-modern art in Europe
, principally late eighteenth and nineteenth century French and German neo-classicism and Romanticism
.
(he was among the intimates of Hans Bellmer
), he studied humanities at Berlin Free University and then studied art history
at the Sorbonne
and at Yale
, which awarded him a Ph.D. in 1962. He has held the Henri Focillon
Fellowship in France and in the United States has received a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 1972.
at the University of Chicago
Graduate School (1962–1965) and as invited professor at Harvard (1975-1976 academic year), and in Europe the Collège de France
, Paris, (1981–1982).
in particular) and thought and theory concerning art in France around 1800.
He is an authority on the works of David (d'Angers)
whose unpublished writings he is editing for publication. Together with Patricia Sanders he conducted a re-appraisal of the Rodin
collection at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor
(San Francisco) and with Sanders produced a newly translated and annotated edition of Rodin's book Art.
He was instrumental in the re-discovery of James Pradier
and discovered the drawings and writings of the previously little-known sculptor Théophile Bra
. With Sylvain Bellenger, he is organizing for the Musée Historial de la Vendée and other museums in Europe and America the first museum show dedicated to Félicie de Fauveau, the woman sculptor Stendhal discovered and praised.
With Petra ten-Doesschate-Chu, he served as editor of the Princeton (University Press) Series in 19th Century Art, Culture & Society.
The exhibit "Metamorphoses in Nineteenth Century Sculpture" he organized with Jane Wasserman, pioneered the recognition and study of serial sculpture—industrial production of sculptural works in various scales, materials, etc.-- and all it implied in terms of art, society and economics.
He assisted Baron Philippe de Rothschild
and Baroness de Rothschild during the early stages of their acquisition and study of art objects prior to Baron Philippe’s creation of the private Wine Art Museum (musée privé du vin dans l’art), 1962, at Château Mouton-Rothschild, Pauillac, France.
De Caso has regularly indulged his interests in other fields as well. These range from translating the writing of Tatjana Gsovsky on ballet in post-World War II Germany to collaborating with James Norwood Pratt
on The Wine Bibber's Bible, the first book-length appraisal of California's
wine
s
Europe
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, principally late eighteenth and nineteenth century French and German neo-classicism and Romanticism
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
.
Education
Educated in part by his post-surrealist associations after World War IIWorld War II
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(he was among the intimates of Hans Bellmer
Hans Bellmer
Hans Bellmer was a German artist, best known for the life-sized pubescent female dolls he produced in the mid-1930s. Historians of art and photography also consider him a Surrealist photographer.-Biography:...
), he studied humanities at Berlin Free University and then studied art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
and at Yale
YALE
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, which awarded him a Ph.D. in 1962. He has held the Henri Focillon
Henri Focillon
Henri Focillon was a French art historian.Director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon. Professor of Art History at the University of Lyon, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, at the Sorbonne, at the Collège de France and then in the United States, where he went into exile and taught at Yale...
Fellowship in France and in the United States has received a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 1972.
Teaching career
He taught these subjects both in the United StatesUnited States
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at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
Graduate School (1962–1965) and as invited professor at Harvard (1975-1976 academic year), and in Europe the Collège de France
Collège de France
The Collège de France is a higher education and research establishment located in Paris, France, in the 5th arrondissement, or Latin Quarter, across the street from the historical campus of La Sorbonne at the intersection of Rue Saint-Jacques and Rue des Écoles...
, Paris, (1981–1982).
Research
De Caso is best known for his fundamental contributions to the history of European sculpture from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th. His work has also involved French neo-classical painting (Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era...
in particular) and thought and theory concerning art in France around 1800.
He is an authority on the works of David (d'Angers)
Pierre Jean David
Pierre-Jean David , usually called David d'Angers, was a French sculptor.He was born at Angers. His father was a sculptor or a mason, but had gone into the army as a musketeer, fighting against the Chouans of La Vendée. He returned to his trade at the end of the civil war to find his customers...
whose unpublished writings he is editing for publication. Together with Patricia Sanders he conducted a re-appraisal of the Rodin
Auguste Rodin
François-Auguste-René Rodin , known as Auguste Rodin , was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past...
collection at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
The California Palace of the Legion of Honor is a fine art museum in San Francisco, California...
(San Francisco) and with Sanders produced a newly translated and annotated edition of Rodin's book Art.
He was instrumental in the re-discovery of James Pradier
James Pradier
James Pradier, also known as Jean-Jacques Pradier was a Swiss-born French sculptor best known for his work in the neoclassical style.-Life and work:...
and discovered the drawings and writings of the previously little-known sculptor Théophile Bra
Théophile Bra
Théophile François Marcel Bra was a French Romantic sculptor and exact contemporary of Eugène Delacroix. He was deeply involved in the Romantic era through his uncompromising personality and complex spirituality...
. With Sylvain Bellenger, he is organizing for the Musée Historial de la Vendée and other museums in Europe and America the first museum show dedicated to Félicie de Fauveau, the woman sculptor Stendhal discovered and praised.
With Petra ten-Doesschate-Chu, he served as editor of the Princeton (University Press) Series in 19th Century Art, Culture & Society.
The exhibit "Metamorphoses in Nineteenth Century Sculpture" he organized with Jane Wasserman, pioneered the recognition and study of serial sculpture—industrial production of sculptural works in various scales, materials, etc.-- and all it implied in terms of art, society and economics.
He assisted Baron Philippe de Rothschild
Philippe de Rothschild
Baron Philippe de Rothschild was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty who became a Grand Prix race-car driver, a screenwriter and playwright, a theatrical producer, a film producer, a poet, and one of the most successful wine growers in the world.-Early life:Born in Paris, Georges Philippe...
and Baroness de Rothschild during the early stages of their acquisition and study of art objects prior to Baron Philippe’s creation of the private Wine Art Museum (musée privé du vin dans l’art), 1962, at Château Mouton-Rothschild, Pauillac, France.
De Caso has regularly indulged his interests in other fields as well. These range from translating the writing of Tatjana Gsovsky on ballet in post-World War II Germany to collaborating with James Norwood Pratt
James Norwood Pratt
James Norwood Pratt is an author and authority on wine, tea and tea lore. He was born March 27, 1942, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and brought up in Forsyth County, North Carolina on land which has been in his family since before the American Revolution...
on The Wine Bibber's Bible, the first book-length appraisal of California's
California
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wine
Wine
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