JOHN WOLFE NAMED DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK
July 29, 1996......
Glenn D. Lowry, Director, The Museum of Modern Art, announced today the
appointment of John Wolfe as the Museum's Director of Communications. Mr.
Wolfe, who assumed his new position on July 8, will oversee the Museum's press
office, managing the public relations for the institution and all of its
exhibitions and programs. He will also be one of the Museum's primary
spokespersons.
"We are very excited to have found John as our Director of Communications,"
said Mr. Lowry. "John's substantial experience as an editor and journalist will
enable him to shape the Museum's press office, making it more responsive to the
needs of the media."
"I am thrilled to be a part of this remarkable institution," stated Mr. Wolfe.
"I look forward to working with the many members of the press who cover MoMA's
exhibitions and programs, some of whom are already my good friends and
colleagues."
Mr. Wolfe comes to MoMA from Art & Antiques magazine where he was
Editor in Chief since September 1995, and Managing Editor since March 1994.
Prior to Art & Antiques, he worked for Advertising Age for
ten years, first as Deputy International Editor, then as Editor in the London
office, and finally as Senior Editor and New York Bureau Chief. Mr. Wolfe was
also a correspondent and editor for the Associated Press, the Kansas
City Star, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the City News Bureau of
Chicago. He has written articles for various newspapers and periodicals,
including the Chicago Tribune, Variety, Playbill,
and the Dallas Morning News. Mr. Wolfe graduated from Boston
College with a B.A. in English in 1974.
Mr. Wolfe succeeds Jessica Schwartz, who headed the Department from October
1993 until her resignation in March 1996.
For further information, contact John Wolfe or Alexandra Partow, Department of
Communications, 212/708–9747.
