Peterson, Isabel J.
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Curator, exhibition designer; Conn.
Asked by Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, of the War Shipping Administration to establish a recreation department for wartime merchant seamen. Developed, organized, and directed 5 annual exhibitions of paintings of merchant seamen of the U.N. (1943-1946). Juries for these shows included John Taylor Arms, chairman, Leon Kroll, Reginald Marsh, Jo Davidson, Raphael Soyer, and other well-known artists. The exhibitions were shown in the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. and other museums around the country.
From the description of Isabel Peterson papers, 1942-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122370433
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- Art
- Merchant marine
- Museum curators
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- United States (as recorded)
