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Elizabeth Milroy is a Professor Emerita in Art & Art History at Drexel University and Wesleyan University, where she has published and lectured widely on the history of cultural spaces in the United States and Canada. She is the author of 'Grid River: Philadelphia's Green Spaces, 1682-1876' (Penn State University Press, 2016), which earned her the 2017 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize from the Foundation for Landscape Studies for her significant contributions to the study and understanding of garden history and landscape studies. Milroy coedited 'Reading American Art', a standard textbook in the field, and has held the position of Zoë Dean Pappas Curator of Education and Public Programs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. From 2016 to 2021, she served as the Professor and Department Head of Art & Art History at Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Milroy is also a Secretary on the Board of Councilors for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and a member of the Committee for Historic Designation for the City of Philadelphia’s Historical Commission.
Drexel University • Philadelphia, PA
Served as the Department Head for the Department of Art & Art History.
Wesleyan University • Middletown, CT
Lectured widely on various topics in Art History.
Philadelphia Museum of Art • Philadelphia, PA
Oversaw educational and public programs.
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