Sizer, Theodore, 1892-1967

Society named after Horace Walpole (1717-1797), founded in 1910 to promote the study and appreciation of British art.

From the description of Walpole Society papers, 1934-1967. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 550528065

Theodore Sizer was born on March 19, 1892 in New York City. He received a B.S. degree from Harvard in 1915. He worked in the import-export business from 1915 until 1922 and served as a first lieutenant in the Army in World War I. He was curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1922 to 1927, and a lecturer at Case Western Reserve College from 1924 to 1927. He became an associate professor of the history of art at Yale and associate director of the Yale Art Gallery in 1927. Sizer was a professor of art history at Yale University from 1931 until his retirement in 1957. He was director of the Yale University Art Gallery from 1940 to 1947. An expert on heraldry, he became the first Pursuivant of Arms at Yale University in 1963 and created banners for Yale and the city of St. Louis. Sizer died on June 21, 1967 in West Haven, Connecticut.

From the description of Theodore Sizer papers, 1679-1992 (inclusive), 1916-1966 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167110

From the guide to the Theodore Sizer papers, 1679-1992, (Manuscripts and Archives)

Art historian; New Haven, Conn.

Trumbull was a New York City painter.

From the description of Theodore Sizer research material on John Trumbull, 1790-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122806