Art Historian Dore Ashton, Champion of New York School, Dies at 89

Dore Ashton, a well-known art historian and critic, passed away at 89, according to El Pais. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1928, she earned a master's in fine art from Harvard in 1950. Ashton started her career as a staff writer for The New York Times but was dismissed for her unique approach to art criticism. Throughout her life, she authored over 30 books, including About Rothko and Picasso on Art. A strong supporter of the New York School, she wrote for various magazines and served as the US correspondent for British Studio International in the '50s and '60s. She also taught at Cooper Union and Yale, emphasizing the importance of understanding art's emotional and historical contexts.