Holmes MaryA

American painter, educator and Professor of Art History. Holmes, who grew up in various towns in the West, and in Chicago, began her career as a painter and became equally well-known for her work as an art historian, hosting a series of community lectures, as well. In 1953, during her tenure at UCLA, Holmes hosted a highly rated educational television program, "Art 5A," which was based on her university lectures. She was a founding member of the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Holmes was a painter of visionary and mythical forms, though she chose to teach art history rather than painting, telling a reporter once that she thought it was "very dangerous for anybody who wants to paint to teach painting. Ive seen it destroy I dont know how many people." She was married with one son, Michael Adams Holmes OMalley. She died on January 21, 2002 in the Santa Cruz hospital. Read less