Sylvia Williams
Sylvia Williams | |
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Williams stands in front of two objects from the collection of the National Museum of African Art | |
| Born | Sylvia Louise Hill February 10, 1936 Lincoln, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1996 (aged 60) Washington, DC, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College, New York University Institute of Fine Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Museum director, curator, art historian, and scholar of African art |
| Spouse | Charlton Williams |
Sylvia H. Williams (née Sylvia Louise Hill; February 10, 1936 – February 28, 1996), was an American museum director, curator, art historian, and scholar of African art. She helped develop the study and appreciation of African art as a significant aesthetic and intellectual pursuit in the United States.