Phyllis Ackerman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1893 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1977 (aged 83–84) Shiraz, Iran |
| Other names | Phyllis Ackerman Pope |
| Occupation(s) | art historian, scholar, editor, writer, interior designer |
| Known for | The history of Persian art and architecture |
| Spouse | Arthur Upham Pope (m. 1920–1969; death) |
| Awards | Iranian Order of Scientific Merit (1936) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Hegel and Pragmatism (1917) |
Phyllis Ackerman (1893–1977),[1] was an American art historian, interior designer and author. She was a scholar of Persian art and architecture and she worked alongside her husband Arthur Upham Pope. Her legacy was as an editor of the six volume publication, A Survey of Persian Art (1939).[2]
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