Deane Keller as a Monuments Man
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Deane Keller (December 14, 1901–April 12, 1992) was an American artist, academic, soldier, art restorer and preservationist. He taught for 40 years at Yale University's School of Fine Arts.
lifeKeller was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1901.[1] His father, Albert Galloway Keller, was just another member of the junior faculty at Yale; but during young Deane's formative years, his father would become the first William Graham Sumner Professor of Sociology.[2]
As a student at Yale, he earned degrees in history and science in 1923. Further studies led to a B.F.A. from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1926.[1]
Keller was awarded the Gran Prix de Rome in 1926. He was a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome (FAAR) for three years.
Academic career
In 1929, Keller began his career as a member of the Yale faculty. He taught at Yale for forty years, retiring in 1970.
His academic career was interrupted by military service in the Second World War. At war's end, he returned to teach at Yale's School of Fine Arts.
World War II
Captain Deane Keller served in the U.S. 5th Army between 1943 and 1946. He was a Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) Officer in Tuscany. Capt. Keller was responsible for the identification and transportation of artworks in Tuscany
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