Malcolm J. Campbell ’56 *62

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Malcolm Campbell died Jan. 27, 2013, at his home in Portland, Maine.

At Princeton he joined Dial Lodge and majored in art history, earning his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude and staying on to earn a Ph.D. in the Department of Art and Archaeology.

Mal joined the History of Art Department at the University of Pennsylvania in 1961, where he taught for 35 years. He also held numerous administrative positions, including a deanship of the School of Design at Penn.

His extensive publications include articles, catalogs, and reviews, as well as his book, Pietro da Cortona at the Pitti Palace (Princeton University Press 1977). During his scholarly career he received a Fulbright Fellowship for research in Italy, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, fellowships from the Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti in Florence, and an appointment as resident at the American Academy in Rome.

Mal is survived by his wife, Joan; daughter Cathy; sons Christopher and his wife, Lisa, and Colin and his wife, Gail; and grandchildren Ruby and Hart.

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