Esther Pasztory (June 21, 1943 – June 25, 2024)In Memory of Esther Pasztory was a professor of Pre-Columbian art history at Columbia University. From 1997 to her retirement in 2013, she held the Lisa and Bernard Selz Chair in Art History and Archaeology. Among her many publications are the first art historical manuscripts on Teotihuacan and the Aztecs.Prior texts addressing the arts of these cultures assumed either an archeological or anthropological stance, as in the works of Rene Millon and other pioneers of Pre-Columbian studies. She has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (1987–88) and a senior fellow of the board of Dumbarton Oaks.
Biography and education Pasztory was born in Hungary and immigrated to the United States in 1956 after the anti-Communist revolutions. She was initially educated at Vassar College but later transferred to Barnard College where she received her B.A. in art history in 1965. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia in 1971 for a dissertation entitled "The Murals of Tepantitla, Teotihuacan". Her research into the Great Goddess of Teotihuacan has been influential and provided the basis for many later art historical studies.
Publications 1974, The iconography of the Teotihuacan Tlaloc 1976, Aztec Stone Sculpture by Esther Pasztory (Editor) 1976, Murals of Tepantitla, Teotihuacan by Esther Pasztory 1978, Middle Classic Mesoamerica, A.D. 400-700 1983, Aztec art 1994, Teotihuacan: Art from the City of the Gods by Kathleen Berrin (Editor), Esther Pasztory (Editor) 1997, Teotihuacan : an experiment in living 1998, Pre-Columbian art 2003, Daughter of the Pyramids by Esther Pasztory 2005, Thinking with things : toward a new vision of art 2008, Remove Trouble from Your Heart, A Memoir by Esther Pasztory 2010, Jean-Frédéric Waldeck : artist of exotic Mexico by Esther Pasztory 2010, Inka cubism: Reflections on Andean art by Esther Pasztory 2015, Aliens and Fakes: Popular Theories About the Origins of Ancient Americans by Dr Esther Pasztory(Author)
2017, Visual Culture of the Ancient Americas : Contemporary Perspectives 2017, Conversations with Quetzalcoatl and Other Stories Kindle Edition by Esther Pasztory (Author) 2020, Exile Space: Encountering Ancient and Modern America in Memoir with Essay and Fiction by Esther Pasztory (Author)
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External links Esther Pasztory Papers at the Newberry Library https://www.amazon.com/stores/Esther-Pasztory/author/B001IYTKGM/allbooks?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.columbia.edu/~ep9/books.html