Suzanne P. Blier
· Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and of African and African American StudiesHarvard University · African and African American Studies
About
Suzanne Preston Blier is an art and architectural historian specializing in Africa at Harvard University. She holds a chair as the Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and of African and African American Studies. Blier has authored numerous books and articles on African Art and Architecture, and is a member of the Center for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard. She has been involved in various academic initiatives and has received numerous honors and awards.
Research topics
- Art
- History
- Visual arts
- Art history
- Computer science
Frequent coauthors
- 17 shared
Henry Louis Gates
- 13 shared
David Bindman
- 7 shared
Moyo Okediji
- 7 shared
Olu Oguibe
- 4 shared
Wura-Natasha Ogunji
- 4 shared
Olabisi Silva
- 3 shared
Kwame Anthony Appiah
New York University
- 2 shared
Thomas Habinek
Education
Ph.D., Art History and Archaeology
Columbia University
B.A.
University of Vermont
Awards & honors
- Named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Yoruba chieftaincy title, Otun Yeye Obalufon
- Peace Corps’ Profile in Citizenship
- Selected articles for inclusion in The Centennial Anthology…
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