Carol NATHANSON Obituary

Name: Funeral service for Carol NATHANSON
Start: 2022-07-25T15:30:00.000Z
Location: Beth Abraham Synagogue

NATHANSON, Carol A.

Age 77, of Dayton, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 at The Hospice of Dayton. Carol was a Professor Emeritus of Art History at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, retiring after 30 years of service. She received her BA from Mount Holyoke College in 1966 and her Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University in 1973. Prior to joining the Wright State University faculty in the fall of 1979, she taught at Oberlin College and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Dr. Nathanson served on the Boards of Trustees of the Dayton Visual Arts Center, the Springfield (OH) Museum of Art, the Midwest Art History Society, and the Great Lakes American Studies Association. She has been a member of the Dayton Art Institute's Exhibitions and Education Committee, chaired Dayton's Public Arts Commission, the Springfield Museum's Curatorial Affairs Committee and was a longtime member of Dayton's Landmarks Commission. Carol also served as a Panelist & Site Consultant for Ohio Arts Council, was an event evaluator for Ohio Humanities Council and a Community Arts Grant Panelist for Culture Works. She authored numerous publications and professional talks. Carol was an active member of Beth Abraham Synagogue and Congregation Etz Chaim Cincinnati.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Rubin Arnold of Riverhead, New York, and is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Jim Nathanson of Dayton; brother and sister-in-law, Henry and Hollie Arnold; niece, Raquel Turknett; great-niece, Mara Arnold; great-nephew, Max Turknett, all of Jacksonville, FL; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral service 11:30 AM Monday, July 25, 2022, at Beth Abraham Synagogue, 305 Sugar Camp Circle with Cantor Andrea Raizen officiating. Interment Beth Abraham Cemetery. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to The Tenth Life Cat Rescue, P.O. Box 178, Alpha, OH 45301 or the charity of your choice in Carol's memory. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Marker & Heller Funeral Homes, North Main St. Chapel.

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Published by Dayton Daily News on Jul. 24, 2022.

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Elizabeth Cumming

January 22, 2024

I am so sad to learn only this last week of Carol's passing. She was a wonderful, kind person who was always generous with her research. We gladly shared our independent research into Anne Estelle Rice and John Duncan Fergusson, Anne's partner in Paris before WW1. I shall treasure her memory. Thank you, Carol.

Mona Molarsky

August 26, 2022

I send my condolences to those who knew and loved Carol. Among many other subjects, she did important work on the painter Anne Estelle Rice. It was in conjunction with her research on Rice, that I met her in 1997, when she came to New York to work on the Rice show at Hollis Taggart Galleries. I hope a young scholar will take up her important work.

Wright State Retirees

August 1, 2022

The Wright State University Retirees Association extends our condolences to the family and friends of Carol Nathanson. We also wish to acknowledge her years of service to our university.

Renita Scott

July 28, 2022

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. I remember Dr. Nathanson as my Art History teacher in my beginning years at Wright State in the early 80's. I enjoyed how she shared art history with her students. I still have my History of Art books to this day!

Amy Ross

July 25, 2022

I am so sad to hear of Dr. Nathanson´s passing. She was one of my professors in the Art History program at WSU in the late 90s. She was so knowledgeable and a wonderful educator. I learned so much from her. She will be missed!
With deepest sympathies,
Amy (Heaton) Ross

Mary Eberle

July 25, 2022

I worked at The Dayton Art Institute when I met Carol. She gave a comprehensive art course to the docents who volunteered at the DAI. She was a wonderful teacher and a lovely, gracious lady. Please accept my sincere condolences and my wish for many happy memories of her.

Ellen Zeph, Camp Hill PA

July 25, 2022

Condolences to Carol's family. She was my advisor at Wright State 1983-1985. What a wonderful teacher and advisor - how lucky I was to land with her. I was a transfer student and finished my art history degree at Wright State. It was two of the most rewarding years I had as a college student. Carol and all the other art department professors at the time - amazing and inspiring, encouraging. She touched MANY lives I am sure!

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