Mary Childs Black was born on June 7, 1922 in Pittsfield, Mass. She graduated from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in 1943, took graduate courses at Catholic University in 1950, and received her MA from George Washington University in 1952. During her working career, she held major curatorial and administrative positions with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, the Museum of American Folk Art, and the New-York Historical Society. As well, Mrs. Black shared her expertise as a trustee or director of such organizations as Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Landmarks Preservation Commission of the City of New York. Mrs. Black lectured widely and organized more than 100 exhibitions on various topics relating to American folk art and painting. She wrote or was the co-author of scores of books, articles, and catalogs on American folk art. At the time of her death in 1994, Mrs. Black was especially interested in identifying limners working in New York, New England, and Virginia from 1690-1746.
From the description of Papers, c.1960-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 261231448
