The Best choice for photography curator
Makeda Best joins the Harvard Art Museums this month as the new Robert L. Menschel Curator of Photography. The appointment marks a return to Harvard for Best, who received her Ph.D. in 2010 in the history of art and architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Most recently, she was assistant professor in visual studies at California College of the Arts and chief adviser and writer for “Essential Lens: Analyzing Photographs Across the Curriculum,” an education platform designed for middle and high school students. A scholar of war and documentary photography, Best spoke to The Gazette about her new role. GAZETTE: Welcome, or, rather welcome back. What drew you back to Harvard? BEST: When I was working on my Ph.D., I never imagined working here. But it was exciting during the interview process to come back and see all of the changes and the new Art Museums’ building. What...