Iris Barry
American art historian and film preservationist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iris Barry (1895 – 22 December 1969) was a film critic and curator. In the 1920s she helped establish the original London Film Society, and was the first curator of the film department of the Museum of Modern Art, New York City in 1935.
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Iris Barry | |
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Born | Iris Sylvia Crump 1895 |
Died | (1969-12-22)December 22, 1969 Marseilles, France |
Nationality | British; American |
Occupation | film critic |
Known for | curator at the Museum of Modern Art |
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