Krista Thompson (art historian)
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TitleWeinberg College Board of Visitors Professor
Professor in the Department of Art History
Professor in the Department of Art History
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Krista Thompson | |
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| Title | Weinberg College Board of Visitors Professor Professor in the Department of Art History |
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| Institutions | Northwestern University |
Krista Thompson is an art historian. She serves as Weinberg College Board of Visitors Professor and Professor in the Department of Art History at Northwestern University.[1] Her work focuses on modern and contemporary art and visual culture of the Africa diaspora, particularly the medium of photography.[1]
Thompson earned her PhD in 2002 from Emory University.[1]
In 2009 Thompson won the Driskell Prize from the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, recognizing "an original and important contribution to the field of African American art or art history."[2]
