McBride, Delbert J. (Delbert John), 1920-1998

Artist, historian, curator, museum promoter, cultural ambassador, researcher, writer, and educator, of Spokane and Olympia, Wash.; founder and partner in Nisqually Valley Klee Wyk Studio, which specialized in Native American art design; from 1961-1966 served as curator of art at Eastern Washington State Historical Society's Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum in Spokane. In 1966 returned to Thurston County to become curator of the Washington State Capitol Museum in Olympia. After he retired in 1982 continued to act as consultant on issues ranging from Native American native art and culture to historic preservation for numerous agencies and organizations.

From the description of Delbert McBride papers, 1922-1998. (Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 759171546