William Innes Homer

William Innes Homer (November 8, 1929 – July 8, 2012) was an American academic, art historian, and author.

[2] In 1961, Homer was hired as an assistant professor in the Art and Archaeology Department at Princeton.

[2] In 1966, Homer came to the University of Delaware where he served as Chairman of the Art History Department from 1966 until 1981 and again from 1986 until 1993.

Homer retired from the department in January 2000 and was awarded a professor emeritus position with the university.

[3] Homer authored numerous books and articles, including Alfred Stieglitz and the American Avant-Garde, Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of Dreams, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art, and The Paris Letters of Thomas Eakins.