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Peter Galassi
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Chief curator of Photography, MoMA, Peter Galassi with Helen Bodian at the "A Contemporary Evening" reception at MoMA in New York.
Biography
Peter Galassi is the director of the Museum of Modern Art's department of photography.

Education:
B.A.  Harvard College 1972 
Ph.D. in art history Columbia University 1986

Background: 
Peter Galassi was born in Washington. He assumed his current position at The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1991, but has worked there since 1974.   He was appointed associate director of photography at the museum in 1981.


Affiliations/Honors/Awards
He was twice a fellow in the Department of European Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Winner, Eric Mitchell Prize and the Governor's Award of Yale University in 1992
Winner, International Center of Photography award for excellence in writing in 1988

Media Coverage
Connections
1.Helen Bodian
2.Janet Wallach
3.Kerstin Bonnier
4.Robert Menschel
5.Robin Cembalest
Internal Links
1.Image Gallery: MoMA 2010 Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception
2.Image Gallery: Gala Preview of the 2009 AIPAD Photography Show
3.Image Gallery: MoMA "A Contemporary Evening" Reception
4.Image Gallery: Museum of Modern Art Party in the Garden
5.Image Gallery: Gala Preview of the AIPAD Photography Show New York
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