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Ronald J. Onorato

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Ronald J. Onorato is a Professor of Art History and Chair in the University of Rhode Island Art and Art History Department. His scholarship focusses on American architecture, public sculpture and funerary art with a special interest in the architectural heritage of Newport, Rhode Island from the colonial period to the present. He is chair of the National Register Review Board for Rhode Island and an honorary member of the American Institute of Architecture, Rhode Island Chapter.[1] He has served as Co-Chair of the URI Center for the Humanities, on the Board of Directors, Newport Historical Society, as President of the Board, Pettaquamscutt Historical Society and is a trustee of the Newport Art Museum.

Background and education

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Onorato received his BA in Art History from Rutgers University, and his MA and PhD at Brown University. He has worked as senior curator at the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art in California and the New York Cultural Center in Manhattan.[1]

Publications

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  • 1974: "Providence Architecture, 1859-1908: Stone, Carpenter and Willson." Rhode Island History (August) Vol 33. Published by the Rhode Island Historical Society.[2]
  • 2004: Buildings of Rhode Island. Oxford University Press, New York. Contributing editor with William Mackenzie Woodward and William Jordy. ISBN 0195061470
  • 2007: AIA Guide to Newport. American Institute of Architects, Providence. ISBN 097927270X.
  • 2008: "Architecture and Drawing: The Newport Career of John Dixon Johnston." Newport History, 77:258,2.[3]

Fellowships, grants and awards

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Notable affiliations

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Faculty Profile". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Publications". Rhode Island Historical Society. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Journal of the Newport Historical Society". DigitalCommons. Retrieved 12 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Recent Grant and Fellowship Awards". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 12 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "RIHPHC Members". State of Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2015.[permanent dead link]