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Robert Mintz

Assistant Curator of Asian Art, The Walters Art Museum

Robert Mintz received his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1989 and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1995 and 2002 respectively. His principal area of expertise is 18th-century Japanese painting. His dissertation was entitled Manifestations of Cultural Hybridity in Yosa Buson’s Bunjinga. Mintz has traveled widely through Asia, exploring the artistic connections that have united and divided this continent. Prior to joining the Walters, Mintz taught at various universities in the Pacific Northwest. His classes have explored a wide range of topics, including Japanese paintings and prints, Asian Buddhist arts, contemporary East Asian performance art and Chinese film.