Bidspirit auction | Thomas Hoving : Signed Photo

Thomas Hoving : Signed Photo Portrait - B/W photo of Thomas Hoving by P.Rankin- Smith mounted on art paper /board and signed on the margin by Thomas Hoving. The signature is authentic with provenance. Image size : 7.5 x 9 inches. Mount size: 11 x 14 inches. Thomas Hoving, the charismatic showman and treasure hunter whose tenure as director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1967 to 1977 fundamentally transformed the institution and helped usher in the era of the museum blockbuster show. An American museum executive and consultant and the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Born: January 15, 1931, New York, NY; Died: December 10, 2009, Manhattan, New York, NY; Movies: Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?, A Light in the Dark: The Art & Life of Frank Mason … Wikipedia