Susanne Langer (1895–1985) was born in New York City. She studied and later taught philosophy at Radcliffe College and completed her doctorate under A.N. Whitehead. Her books Philosophy in a New Key, Feeling and Form, and Problems of Art were read widely beyond the confines of professional philosophy and appreciated by many artists, musicians, and critics, who found her descriptions of artistic creation and meaning illuminating and resonant with their own practices.
