Laurence Vail Coleman (1893-1982) was an American writer and museum director. He attended Yale and Harvard University, and was named Director of the American Association of Museums in 1943. Coleman authored numerous books about museums, most notably Historic House Museums (1933), and was considered the expert on this topic at the time. He was also a frequent Fellow at MacDowell, having worked there six times between 1936 and 1946. Coleman retired from the American Association of Museums in 1958 and was named Director Emeritus for his lifetime achievements.
Laurence Coleman
Disciplines:
Literature – nonfiction
Disciplines:
Literature – nonfiction
Based in Goshen, NY
Residencies: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1946
Studios
Barnard
Laurence Coleman worked in the Barnard studio.
Originally built near the Lower House (a building since demolished) at MacDowell's Union Street entrance, Barnard Studio was funded by Barnard College music students. It was re-located to its current site in 1910. When the small structure was moved, its size was doubled with the addition of a second room…