Judith Dupré

Judith Dupré (born October 3, 1956 in Providence, RI) is an author, cultural historian, and visual communicator. Her award-winning, bestselling books include Skyscrapers, Bridges, and Churches. Her books explore the intersection of art, photography, and architecture, and the increasingly visual world we inhabit. The books’ unusual shapes and bindings echo their subject matter, and are uniquely designed to pay homage to the venerable tradition of the illuminated book and its material presence. Each page is chockablock with deep-captioned photographs, floating quotations, and sidebar explorations. Moreover, the page layouts suggest a kinetic reading experience beyond that of turning successive pages, and have been conceived to invite readers to create an experience of their choosing when reading the text, photographs, and marginal commentaries.

Early Life: Dupre was born in Providence, Rhode Island, into a family of historic preservationists and learned the transformative power of architecture at an early age. She received private instruction in the visual arts at the Gino Conti Studio and the Rhode Island School of Design, both in Providence, RI. She received her undergraduate degree from Brown University in 1978 and did postgraduate work at Hunter College and the Open Atelier of Design and Architecture, both in Manhattan. She is currently matriculated at Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. She is the mother of two sons, and lives outside of New York City.

Writing Career: Dupre is the author of several illustrated nonfiction books on art and architecture, including Skyscrapers, Bridges, Churches, and Monuments.

Other experience: From 1987 to 1990, she was part of the 25-member Olympia & York team that developed the inaugural Arts & Events program at World Financial Center in collaboration with Battery Park City Authority, New York. From 1979 through 1990, she curated the Harry N. Abrams Art Collection, an important collection of Pop Art assembled by the illustrated book publisher Harry Abrams. She has curated or consulted on numerous contemporary art exhibitions, including, most recently, Global Village Shelters: An Installation on Sterling Quad, at Yale Divinity School. She serves as an editorial advisor to Faith & Form, an interfaith Journal on Religion, Art & Architecture.

Books:
Skyscrapers (1996) ISBN: 1-884822-45-2 http://www.amazon.com/Skyscrapers-Judith-Dupre/dp/1579121535
Bridges (1997) ISBN: 978-1884822759 http://www.amazon.com/Bridges-History-Worlds-Famous-Important/dp/1884822754
Churches (2001) ISBN: 0-06-019438-3 http://www.amazon.com/Churches-Judith-Dupre/dp/0060194383
Monuments (2007) ISBN: 978-1400065820 http://www.amazon.com/Monuments-Americas-History-Art-Memory/dp/1400065828

External links:
Author website: http://www.judithdupre.com
Random House website: http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=7640
Global Village Shelters: An Installation on Sterling Quad: http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/19675
Faith & Form website: http://www.faithnform.com/