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Charles A. Riley II

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Charles A. Riley ll is an American author who writes on the arts and a college professor. He is the former director of the Nassau County Museum of Art and a professor at Clarkson University.[1] Riley is the aurhor of thirty nine books.[1][2]

Riley was born and raised in Manhasset, Long Island, New York.[3] He is a graduate of Princeton University.[4]

Riley served from 2017 until 2023 as the director of the Nassau County Museum of Art.[5][6]

Among Riley's volumes is the Art of Peter Max,[7] The Jazz Age in France,[8] High-access Home[9] How the Jazz Age Reinvented Modernism (University of Chicago Press),[10] and Arthur Carter.[11]

RIley is currently a professor at the Beacon Institute of Clarkson University.

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  1. ^ a b "Charles A. Riley II – Asian American / Asian Research Institute". July 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Charles A. Riley II, PhD, director of the Nassau County Museum of Art, - The Island Now Top Business Leaders". The Island Now. February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Nassau County Museum of Art Appoints Charles A. Riley II, Ph.D. as New Director | Hamptons Art HubHamptons Art Hub".
  4. ^ "Princeton University Class Of 79". www.princeton79.org.
  5. ^ Cascone, Sarah (September 28, 2023). "The Nassau County Museum of Art Has Abruptly—and Mysteriously—Ditched Its Director, Prompting Calls for His Reinstatement". Artnet News.
  6. ^ "Charles A. Riley II Named Director Of Nassau Art Museum". August 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Riley, Charles A.; Max, Peter (October 2002). The Art of Peter Max. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 0810932709.
  8. ^ "The Jazz Age in France". Goodreads.
  9. ^ Mclaughlin, Lisa (April 17, 2000). "In Brief: Apr. 17, 2000". Time – via content.time.com.
  10. ^ Riley, Charles A. Free as Gods: How the Jazz Age Reinvented Modernism. University Press of New England – via University of Chicago Press.
  11. ^ "Arthur Carter by Charles A. Riley | Used | 9780810905955 | World of Books".