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John Walker (curator) was born on 24 December, 1906 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, is an American art curator. Discover John Walker (curator)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

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Occupation Art curator
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 24 December, 1906
Birthday 24 December
Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death 16 October, 1995
Died Place Amberley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Nationality United States

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1906

John Walker III (December 24, 1906 – October 16, 1995) was an American art curator, and the second director of the National Gallery of Art, from 1956 to 1969.

1930

Walker received an undergraduate degree in art history from Harvard University in 1930, where he studied with Paul J. Sachs.

He formed the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art, with Philip Johnson, Lincoln Kirstein, and Edward Warburg.

1935

He studied at Villa I Tatti in Florence with Bernard Berenson, and served as professor and assistant director of the American Academy in Rome from 1935 to 1939.

1939

Walker became chief curator of the National Gallery of Art in 1939 and was involved in identifying works of art looted by the Nazis following World War II.

1956

In 1956 he was named director of the National Gallery, succeeding David E. Finley Jr., and remained in the position until his retirement in 1969.

During his tenure at the gallery, Walker cultivated donor relationships with collectors such as the Mellon family, Joseph Widener, Armand Hammer, and Chester Dale; his significant acquisitions included Rembrandt's Aristotle with the Bust of Homer, Fragonard's La Liseuse, El Greco's Laocoon, and the Ginevra de' Benci by Leonardo da Vinci.

Walker was the author of six books, including Bellini and Titian and Titian at Ferrara, and an autobiography, Self-Portrait with Donors.

1961

In 1961, Walker hired J. Carter Brown as his assistant.

1967

Like his predecessor, David Finley, Walker served on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, from 1967 to 1971.

1969

He retired in 1969, and lived in Florida, Fishers Island, New York, and England.

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