May, Morton D. (Morton David), 1914-1983

Collector, painter, photographer.

President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of May Department Stores Company, founded by his grandfather, David A. May. One of the founders of the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis. Member of the St. Louis Symphony Executive Committee. Trustee of St. Louis Art Museum and founding member of Board of Commissioners. Member of the Washington University Visiting Committee for the Arts, and the National Business Committee for the Arts. Graduated from Dartmouth College. Has paintings and photographs in public and private collections. Primary areas of interest in collecting were Pre-Columbian, Oceanic, and German Expressionist art.

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