Calvin Tomkins
December 17, 1925 - March 20, 2026
General Information
Bio
Calvin Tomkins (1925-2026) Author, art critic. Calvin Tomkins was born in Orange, New Jersey, and died in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Full Name
Calvin Tomkins II
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1925
Birth
Calvin Tomkins II was born in Orange, New Jersey, on December 17, 1925.
1950s
Other Life Event
New York County
Mr. Tomkins edited news summaries at Radio Free Europe’s offices in New York in the early 1950s.
Mr. Tomkins edited news summaries at Radio Free Europe’s offices in New York in the early 1950s.
1960
Other Life Event
New York County
Mr. Tomkins began writing for The New Yorker in 1960 and continued for more than 60 years.
Mr. Tomkins began writing for The New Yorker in 1960 and continued for more than 60 years.
1965
Literary Work
The Bride and the Bachelors: The Heretical Courtship in Modern Art
The Viking Press
0670189197 / 978-0670189199
Nonfiction.
The Viking Press
0670189197 / 978-0670189199
Nonfiction.
1970
Literary Work
Merchants and Masterpieces: The Story of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dutton
058210050X / 978-0582100503
History.
Dutton
058210050X / 978-0582100503
History.
1971
Literary Work
Living Well Is the Best Revenge
Viking Press
0670435910 / 978-0670435913
Memoir.
Viking Press
0670435910 / 978-0670435913
Memoir.
1976
Literary Work
The Scene: Reports on Post-Modern Art
Viking Adult
9780670620357 / 978-0670620357
Nonfiction.
Viking Adult
9780670620357 / 978-0670620357
Nonfiction.
1980
Literary Work
Off the Wall: Robert Rauschenberg and the Art World of Our Time
Doubleday
0385124708 / 978-0385124706
Nonfiction.
Doubleday
0385124708 / 978-0385124706
Nonfiction.
1988
Literary Work
Post- to Neo-: The Art World of the 1980s
Henry Holt & Company
080500663X / 978-0805006636
Nonfiction.
Henry Holt & Company
080500663X / 978-0805006636
Nonfiction.
1996
Literary Work
Duchamp: A Biography
Henry Holt & Company
0805008233 / 978-0805008234
Biography.
Henry Holt & Company
0805008233 / 978-0805008234
Biography.
2008
Literary Work
Lives of the Artists
Henry Holt & Company
0805088725 / 978-0805088724
Nonfiction.
Henry Holt & Company
0805088725 / 978-0805088724
Nonfiction.
2013
Literary Work
Marcel Duchamp: The Afternoon Interviews
Badlands Unlimited
1936440393 / 978-1936440399
Collection of interviews.
Badlands Unlimited
1936440393 / 978-1936440399
Collection of interviews.
2026
Death
Calvin Tomkins II died in Middletown, Rhode Island, on March 20, 2026.
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