Neil Harris (born 1938) is an American cultural historian.
from Columbia University in 1958 and studied at Clare College, Cambridge on a Kellett Fellowship, earning a second B.A.
He wrote his dissertation under Oscar Handlin, which was published into the book The Artist in American Society: the Formative Years, 1790-1860 (1966) that examined the view of art in American society.
His scholarship has focused on a wide range of topics, including modern American culture, art, art collecting, the history of architecture, technology, and entertainment as well as the development of museums and cultural institutions.
[1] Harris was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1993.