Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director.
James H. Chillman, Jr., first Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, was born in Philadelphia on December 24, 1891. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, with concentrations in architecture and drawing. In 1916 he joined the Faculty of Rice University in Houston and was later appointed a Fellow in Architecture at the American Academy in Rome (1919-1922). He served as Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston from 1924 to 1953 and as Interim Director from 1959 to 1960. Chillman placed emphasis on the role of the art museum as a civic institution and was dedicated to the widespread integration of art into public life. He died on May 13, 1972.
From the description of James H. Chillman, Jr. correspondence and miscellaneous subjects, 1924-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122492176
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