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George Roseborough Collins (September 2, 1917 – January 5, 1993) was an American art historian and educator. An expert on the work of the architect Antoni Gaudí, Collins was Professor of Art History at Columbia University.

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George R. Collins
Born	George Roseborough Collins (1917-09-02)September 2, 1917 Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died	January 5, 1993(1993-01-05) (aged 75) Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation	Art historian Educator
Spouse	Christiane Crasemann
Children	3
Academic background
Alma mater	Princeton University
Academic work
Discipline	Art history
Sub-discipline	Catalan architecture
Institutions	Columbia University

Career

A native of Springfield, Collins graduated from Newton High School in 1935.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in 1939, and then continued on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in 1942.[2] Four years later, Collins became Professor of Art History at Columbia University. In 1962, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1986, Collins retired from teaching. He became an expert on the work of the architect Antoni Gaudí.

In 1989 and 1993, the papers of Collins were donated by his wife, Christiane Crasemann, to the Art Institute of Chicago.[3] He would die in that year in Falmouth after battling Alzheimer's disease.[4]

See also

• List of Columbia University people
• List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1962
• List of Princeton University people

References

External links

• New York Times obituary
• Princeton University obituary

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