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Calvin Tomkins, Influential Art Critic, Dies at 100

3/21/2026

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  • Calvin Tomkins died at age 100 from complications of a stroke at his home in Middletown, Rhode Island.
  • He joined The New Yorker in 1960 after a transformative interview with Marcel Duchamp in 1959.
  • He chronicled the evolution of contemporary art and its key figures, including Jean Tinguely and Robert Rauschenberg.
  • He published several books, including "Lives of the Artists," and was recognized for his contributions to art criticism.