biografía de Herbert Waide, Jr. HEMPHILL (1929-1998)

Lugar de nacimiento: Atlantic City, NJ

Lugar de defunción: NYC

Direcciones: NYC

Profesión: Curator, patron

Estudios: Bard College, 1948

Comentarios: He was one of the founders of the Mus. of Am. Folk Art, NYC, in 1964, and was its curator for ten years. He championed living folk artists and was a strong proponent of the concept of continuity between historic and contemporary folk art. Portions of his own collection were widely exhibited in museums from 1974-88. In 1986, he gave 427 folk artworks to the NMAA. Co-author (with J. Weissman) of 20th Century Folk Art and Artists (1974).

Fuentes: obit., New York Times