Arthur K. Wheelock Jr.
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. | |
---|---|
Spouses | Susan Hoffman (m. 1964–1988)Perry Carpenter Swain
(m. 1991) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Ralph Wheelock (ancestor) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Williams College Harvard University |
Thesis | The Shifting Relationship of Perspective to Optics and its Manifestation in Paintings by Artists in Delft around 1650 (1973) |
Influences | Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann[1] Seymour Slive[2] |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Art history |
Sub-discipline | Dutch art |
Arthur Kingsland Wheelock Jr. (born May 13, 1943, in
University of Maryland.[4]
Early life and education
The son of Arthur, former president of
Dickinson University.[5]
Career
Wheelock began his career in museums as a David E. Finley Fellow at the
University of Maryland, where he has held the post of Professor of Art History. Wheelock was appointed Curator of Dutch and Flemish Painting at the National Gallery two years later, which eventually led to his appointment as Curator of Northern Baroque Paintings. He has lectured widely on Dutch and Flemish
art and has authored several publications on the subjects.
Awards and honors
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1982)
- College Art Association Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation (1993)
- Williams College Bicentennial Medal (1996)
- Commander of the Order of Leopold (2006)
- Art Libraries Society of North America George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award (2014)
- Williams College Kellogg Award (2015)
Personal life
Wheelock married Susan Hoffman on June 13, 1964, with whom he had three children: Laura, Matthew, and Tobey.[6] They divorced in 1988. On August 24, 1991, Wheelock married Perry Carpenter Swain.
See also
- List of Delta Upsilon brothers
- List of Phillips Exeter Academy people
- List of people from Uxbridge, Massachusetts
- List of Rembrandt connoisseurs and scholars
- List of University of Maryland, College Park people
- List of Williams College Bicentennial Medal winners
- List of Williams College people
References
- ^ "Arthur K. Wheelock Jr".
- ^ "Seymour Slive, 93; Harvard expert on Dutch painters - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Wheelock Genealogy".
- ^ "Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr". www.nga.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "2018 Commencement Citations".
- ^ "LAURA WHEELOCK Obituary (2017) the Washington Post". Legacy.com.