This incomplete list of art critics enumerates persons who had or have a significant part of their known creative output in the form of art criticism, which consists mostly of the written discussion and aesthetic evaluation of works of art.[1][2]
There is no official list of art critics, the compilation of which is compounded by problems in defining art criticism – not least of which is the overlap with art history,[1] and philosophy of art. Herein will be included those authors that are mentioned as being art critics or producing art criticism in works of reference, as are encyclopedias, dictionaries or scholarly reviews.
According to one authority, art criticism, in a close approximation to the current sociocultural framework of the activity, started in the 18th century CE in Western Europe.[1] However, many authors living before that time and outside that region of the world wrote on the subject of art and aesthetic experience, though using terms and concepts that may not have a direct translation into the lexicon of the Western tradition.[1] These, when mentioned, will be included as well though pertinently noted.
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^Todd-Raque, Susan (2006). "Photography In The United States: The South". In Warren, Lynne (ed.). Encyclopedia of twentieth-century photography. Routledge. p. 1594.
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^Cumming, Robert (2005). Eyewitness Companions: Art. Penguin. p. 425.
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