Herschel Browning Chipp

Herschel Browning Chipp was an American art historian and educator, renowned for his scholarly contributions to the field of modern art. He served as a professor of art history at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1953 to 1979. Chipp was a scholar of Cubism and played a significant role in establishing the University Art Museum at Berkeley. His seminal work, "Theories of Modern Art: A Source Book by Artists and Critics," published in 1968, is a foundational text in art history, codifying twentieth-century art literature and providing essential insights into the thoughts and works of artists and critics. He also contributed to "Picasso's Guernica: History, Transformations, Meanings." Chipp served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was present at the bombing of Pearl Harbor. His interest in Cubism was sparked by a meeting with Pablo Picasso in Paris.