Elizabeth Guffey

Elizabeth Guffey is Professor of Art and Design History and head of the MA Program in Art History at the State University of New York, Purchase College.

Elizabeth is the author of several books, including Retro: The Culture of Revival, Posters: A Global History, Designing Disability, and, with co-editor Bess Williamson, Making Disability Modern. She is also the founding editor of the peer-reviewed journal Design and Culture.

Her scholarly work has appeared in a variety of venues, including Design and Culture, Design Issues, and the Journal of Visual Culture. As part of her efforts to bring design and disability studies to broad publics, she has also contributed to publications such as the New York Times and the Nation.