The History of Art Department mourns the loss of our longtime friend and supporter, John Austen Stokes, Jr., on April 20, 2023. Mr. Stokes, with his wife Marisol, generously shared their love of the art of the Ancient Americas with the Hopkins community, endowing both the Austen-Stokes Professor in the Art of the Ancient Americas and the Austen-Stokes Postdoctoral Fellow. Committed to encouraging students with a passion for Indigenous art, Mr. Stokes’ gift enabled travel and research grants, and funded the annual Distinguished Lecture in the Art of the Ancient Americas. We deeply mourn the loss of this passionate supporter of art history and commit our continued energies to building his legacy here in the department, among our students, and in the wider academic field.

Mr. Stokes’ full obituary can be found here.