Peat, Wilbur David, 1898-1966

In 1956 the Indiana Historical Bureau conducted a survey of houses built in Indiana prior to 1860. Wilbur D. Peat was asked to use the survey results as a basis for a book on Indiana architecture. At the time he was director of the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis and had published other works concerning art and architecture in Indiana. Wilbur D. Peat was the director of the Herron Institute from 1929 until his retirement in 1966. Previously, he had been director of the Akron Art Institute. Born 8 November 1898 in Chengtu, China, Peat attended Ohio Wesleyan University, the Cleveland School of Art, the Art Students League of New York, Hanover College, and Indiana Central College. He married Talitha Rasmussen in 1925. They had two children; Particia Mae and David Walter. Peat died in Indianapolis in 1966.

From the description of Collection, ca. 1920-1963. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 8512915

Administrator, Public Works of Art Project; Indiana.

From the description of Wilbur D. Peat interview, 1964 June 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220195618

From the description of Oral history interview with Wilbur D. Peat, 1964 June 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026179

Wilbur D. Peat (1898-1966) was the Divisional Manager of the Public Works of Art Project in Region 9, which included Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. He was also the director of the John Herron Museum of Art in Indianapolis (later the Indianapolis Museum of Art), from 1929-1965.

From the description of Wilbur D. Peat papers, 1933-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82500944

Wilbur David Peat was director of the John Herron Art Museum in Indianapolis from 1929 to 1965. He wrote "Pioneer Painters of Indiana" and "Indiana Houses of the Nineteenth Century."

From the description of Correspondence, 1965. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 19771848