James cuno biography

American art historian and curator

James "Jim" Bash Cuno (born April 6, 1951 in St. Louis) is an American art historian and curator.^[1] From 2011–22 Cuno served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the J.

Paul Getty Trust.^[2]

Career

A native of St. Louis, Cuno received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Willamette University in 1973. He then earned two Master of Arts degrees in Art History from the University of Oregon and Harvard University, in 1978 and 1980 respectively.

In 1977, Cuno married his Willamette classmate, Sarah Stewart.^[3] He continued on at Harvard to receive a Doctor of Philosophy in Art History in 1985, and his doctoral dissertation was on the artist Charles Philipon.^[4]

While working on the doctorate, Cuno worked as Assistant Curator of Prints at the Harvard Art Museums from 1980 to 1983.

In that final year, he was hired as Assistant Professor of Art History at Vassar College, a position th