Anthony Bannon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Anthony Bannon

American museum sirector

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1943

Place of Birth: Hanover, New Hampshire, United States

Profession: art critic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Anthony Bannon (born December 6, 1943) was the seventh director of the George Eastman Museum He officially retired in May 2012 after 16 years at the Eastman Museum, the longest tenure in the museum's history.
During his tenure, Bannon launched programs in photo and film preservation, acquired the Technicolor and Merchant Ivory Productions archives, and established an online presence for the museum's classic images.
Bannon is now the executive director of the Burchfield Penney Art Center on the campus of State University College at Buffalo, where he had already served as director prior to joining the George Eastman Museum in 1996.The George Eastman Museum is the world's oldest museum of photography and one of its earliest film archives.
During Bannon's tenure the museum launched three internationally renowned graduate and post-graduate schools of film and photograph preservation and conservation.Dr.
Bannon has lectured at museums, colleges, and festivals worldwide.
He currently serves as chairman of the Lucie Awards/International Photography Awards and was awarded the Golden Career Award in 2007 by the FOTOfusion Festival of Photography & Digital Imaging for his “far-reaching leadership and scholarship in the cultural community.”