Shirley Neilsen Blum | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shirley Marie Neilsen 1932 (age 91–92) |
| Other names | Shirley Hopps Blum, Shirley Neilsen Hopps, Shirley Hopps, Shirley Blum |
| Occupation | State University of New York, Purchase |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Jason Blum |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Doctoral advisor | Karl M. Birkmeyer |
Shirley Neilsen Blum, also known as Shirley Hopps (born 14 October 1932) is an American art historian, author, gallerist, and professor emeritus at the State University of New York, Purchase (1970–1989). She specializes in Northern Renaissance art, early Netherlandish art, and modern art. In the 1950s through the 1960s, she was active in the Los Angeles gallery scene, and she co-founded and co-ran Ferus Gallery.[1]
the couple (Hopps), along with the artist Edward Kienholz founded the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles in 1957.