Anna Hammond, Critc

Anna Hammond, formerly of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, has been appointed deputy director for programs and external affairs at the gallery. In that post, she will oversee the departments of museum education, public information, graphic design and programs. At MoMA, Hammond was director of the department of writing services and led the group that produced MoMA Magazine. She was also a member of the management team that helped determine the direction of the museum’s marketing, communications and educational initiatives. Before joining MoMA in 1997, Hammond was a project editor at Harry N. Abrams Inc., working primarily on the revision of H.H. Arnason’s “A History of Modern Art,” and at Christie’s Inc., where she oversaw all aspects of publication for Michael Fitzgerald’s “Victor and Sally Ganz: A Life of Collecting.” Early in her career, Hammond worked in the Bronx Public Schools for six years, running community mural projects and teaching art. She has written extensively for such publications as Art in America, ARTnews, and The Art Newspaper, and has written or edited several art books and catalogues. A 1983 graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in classical art and archaeology, Ms. Hammond did graduate work at the University of Chicago, studying South Asian languages and civilization, and in 1995 earned an M.F.A. in painting and drawing from Hunter College, New York.