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'''Henry van Ingen''' (originally '''Hendrik van Ingen'''; 1833–1898) was a Dutch painter and the first Art/Art History professor at Vassar College. He taught from its opening in 1865 until his death in 1898. | '''Henry van Ingen''' (originally '''Hendrik van Ingen'''; 1833–1898) was a Dutch painter and the first Art/Art History professor at Vassar College. He taught from its opening in 1865 until his death in 1898. | ||
He is memorialized by carvings referencing him and his Dutch origin above one of the doors into Taylor Hall, and is the namesake of the | He is memorialized by carvings referencing him and his Dutch origin above one of the exterior doors into Taylor Hall (1915), and is the namesake of the Van Ingen Art Library (1937). | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||