David C. Levy

David C. Levy (born 1938)[1] is an educator, museum director, art historian and artist, designer/photographer, and musician.[2] He is a principal in the consulting group, Objective Focus LLP. He was President of the Education Division of Cambridge Information Group from 2007 to 2018, and President of Sotheby's Institute of Art and founding Chairman of Bach to Rock. He was president and Director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, DC, from 1991 to 2005, and Chancellor of The New School for Social Research in New York City[3][1][4] from 1989 to 1991. From 1970 to 1989 Levy was Executive Dean and CEO of Parsons School of Design. He holds a bachelor's degree from Columbia College, Columbia University and a master's degree and PhD from New York University.

  1. ^ a b Gamarekian, Barbara (December 10, 1995). "At the Corcoran, A Renaissance After a Dark Age". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Booth Conway, Sarah (January 21, 1994). "Artwork in Progress: Corcoran Director David Levy Turns His Hand to Making a Home for Himself and His Art". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ Lewis, Jo Ann (April 24, 1992). "The Corcoran's Re-Energize: David Levy Gets the Troubled Gallery Going". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ Sweeney, Louise (September 27, 1991). "Levy Sees Smoother Seas at the Corcoran". The Christian Science Monitor.