Faculty: Lois Fichner-Rathus

Lois Fichner-Rathus is a Professor of Art, and member of the Honors Faculty of The College of New Jersey. She received her M.A. from the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art and her Ph.D. in the History, Theory and Criticism of Art from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has authored grants, contributed to books, written exhibition catalogues and published numerous articles in professional journals including ARTS Magazine and The Print Collector's Newsletter. Her textbook, Understanding Art (Harcourt College Publishers) is in its 6th edition and is a national and international best-selling title. Dr. Fichner-Rathus teaches the history of art and interdisciplinary studies and has been on the college faculty since 1982.


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