Rorimer, James (Joseph) (1905–1966)

US museum director. He was curator of medieval art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1934–43 and 1946–55, and was director of the museum 1955–66. He wrote many books on art preservation, including Ultraviolet Rays and Their Use in the Examination of Works of Art 1931.

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied at Harvard (BA 1927) and worked for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in the decorative arts department. He helped plan the Cloisters (completed in 1938). He served in the US Army 1943–46.