Gerald Ackerman was born on August 21, 1928 in Alemeda, California, USA. He was married to Leonard R. Simon. He died on January 1, 2016 in Claremont, California, USA.
Teaching Career: (1) Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, Six Years.
(2) Stanford University, California, Associate Professor, Five Years.
(3) Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1970, Chairman-Dept. of Art/Art History, Professor Emeritus.
Medal for Exceptional Achievement, Order of Arts and Letters, French Minister of Culture, (Paris, France), 2012.
Education: (1) B.A. Degree, U.C. Berkeley, 1952.
(2) M.A. Degree, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
(3) Ph.D. Degree, Art History and Architecture, Princeton University.
Trailblazer Award, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, 2011.
Authored book on Jean Leon Gerome, French painter/sculptor.