Austen Barron Bailly ,

Austen Barron Bailly is a distinguished art historian and curator specializing in American art, currently serving as Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. She previously held the position of Chief Curator at Crystal Bridges and was the George Putnam Curator of American Art at the Peabody Essex Museum, where she curated award-winning exhibitions such as 'American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood.' Her scholarly work includes authoring books on American painting and the sea, and she has led major curatorial reinstallations at institutions including LACMA and Crystal Bridges.