Jacquelyn Days Serwer is an American art historian and curator. A specialist in American art and African American art, she is the Chief Curator of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture."National Museum of African American Art and Culture" , Smithsonian Institution, Retrieved 29 July 2014.
Life and career Jacquelyn Days was born in Florida but grew up in New Rochelle, New York.Lewis, Jo Ann. "Corcoran Gain is American Art Museum's Loss", The Washington Post, Retrieved 29 July 2014. She attained her undergraduate degree from Sarah Lawrence College. After earning a master's degree from the University of Chicago, she attained a doctorate in art history from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in 1981.
In 1985 Serwer became a curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Art. In 1987 she curated an exhibition on the artist Gene Davis, entitled Gene Davis: A Memorial Exhibition."Gene Davis - American Art", Smithsonian Institution, Retrieved 29 July 2014.
In 1999 she became the Chief Curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In 2002 she curated the first international retrospective on Pop artist Larry Rivers entitled Larry Rivers: Art and the Artist. "Larry Rivers: Art and the Artist" , Corcoran Gallery of Art, Retrieved 29 July 2014. Serwer served as the Chief Curator for the Corcoran Gallery of Art for six years."Serwer to discuss National Museum of African American History and Culture", UDel, Retrieved 8 November 2014.
Serwer has been a key figure in acquiring a collection for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, including an original, used campaign office from the 2008 campaign to elect Barack Obama as President of the United States"Museum to Exhibit George Washington University Student's Office", CBS News, Retrieved 29 July 2014. and photographs of Coretta Scott King.Saturen, Myra. "Thomas Shillea's Portraits of Coretta Scott King Acquired by the Smithsonian Museum" , Northampton Community College, Retrieved 29 July 2014.
Personal life She is married to Daniel Serwer. She has two sons, one of whom is journalist Adam Serwer.
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