Elizabeth Broun | |
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 Broun, standing in the Smithsonian American Art Museum courtyard, in 2016. | |
| Born | December 15, 1946 |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian Curator |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
| Thesis | American Paintings and Sculpture in the Fine Arts Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 (1976) |
| Influences | Charles C. Eldredge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history |
| Sub-discipline | American art |
| Institutions | Spencer Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum |
Elizabeth "Betsy" Broun (born December 15, 1946, in Kansas City) is an American art historian and curator. Broun served as the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum from 1989 to 2016, and is the longest-serving female director in the history of the Smithsonian Institution.