Simon Schama is the prize-winning author of seven acclaimed books. An art critic and essayist

for The New Yorker, he also writes and presents documentaries for BBC television. He is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University and lives outside New York City.

Simon Schama is the prize-winning author of seven acclaimed books. An art critic and essayist

for The New Yorker, he also writes and presents documentaries for BBC television. He is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University and lives outside New York City.