Van Deren Coke
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Van Deren Coke was an American photographer, scholar and museum professional.
He was the founding director of the University of New Mexico Art Museum
. 1970 - during Beaumont Newhall's
final year - he served as Deputy Director and from 1971 to 1972 as Director of George Eastman House
.
From 1979 to 1987 he was director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
's photography department.
He was the founding director of the University of New Mexico Art Museum
University of New Mexico Art Museum
The University of New Mexico Art Museum is an art museum at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque...
. 1970 - during Beaumont Newhall's
Beaumont Newhall
Beaumont Newhall was an influential curator, art historian, writer, and photographer. His The History of Photography remains one of the most significant accounts in the field and has become a classic photo history textbook...
final year - he served as Deputy Director and from 1971 to 1972 as Director of George Eastman House
George Eastman House
The George Eastman House is the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester, New York, USA. World-renowned for its photograph and motion picture archives, the museum is also a leader in film preservation and...
.
From 1979 to 1987 he was director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
's photography department.