He is a professor of Art History and history at Columbia University in New York City. His wife is also a professor of genetics and development at Columbia University.
Father of Chloe Frances Schama (born in 1983) and father-in-law of Michael Jason Pyle (born in 1978).
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to History and Art Criticism.
A professor, writer, and art historian in Briarcliff Manor, New York. (June 2011)
He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to History. He is a historian and broadcaster in London, England.