| Thomas Munro | |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Death Place: | Sarasota, Florida |
| Education: | Columbia University (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Occupation: | Art historian, curator |
| Employer: | Western Reserve University Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Children: | Eleanor Munro |
Thomas Munro (15 February 1897 in Omaha, Nebraska – April 14, 1974 in Sarasota, Florida[1]) was an American philosopher of art and professor of art history at Western Reserve University. He served as Curator of Education for the Cleveland Museum of Art for 36 years (1931–67).
Munro was educated at Amherst College and received his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University,[2] [3] [4] where he was influenced by philosopher and educator John Dewey. Munro served as a sergeant with the psychological services of the Army Medical Corps before returning to Columbia to get his Ph.D. in 1920.
Munro was hired by Albert C. Barnes to be assistant educational director of the Barnes Foundation in 1924 while serving as a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He taught at Rutgers University from 1928 to 1931, when he accepted a joint appointment at the Cleveland Museum of Art and professor of art history at Case Western Reserve University.
Munro retired in 1967 from both roles, retaining emeritus status at Case Western until his death in 1974. He is survived by Eleanor Munro, art editor and writer.