Background
Seymour, Charles was born on February 26, 1912 in New Haven. Son of Charles and Gladys (Watkins) Seymour.
Seymour, Charles was born on February 26, 1912 in New Haven. Son of Charles and Gladys (Watkins) Seymour.
Student Choate School, 1925-1930, King’s College, Cambridge University, 1930-1931. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1935, Doctor of Philosophy (Sterling fellow), 1938. Postgraduate U. Paris, 1935-1938.
Instructor history, history of art Yale, 1938-1939, associate professor, curator Renaissance art, 1949-1954, professor, curator Renaissance art, 1954-1977, professor emeritus, 1977. Department chairman history art, 1956-1959. Curator sculpture National Gallery Art, 1939-1942, assistant chief curator, 1945-1949.
Lecturer, Johns Hopkins 1947-1948.
Visiting Mellon professor of University Pittsburgh, 1965, Adjunct Professor, 1966-1977.
Member National Committee to Restore Italian Artist Served with Military Intelligence War Department, 1943-1945. Guggenheim fellow, 1954-1955.
Member Renaissance Society American (council), College Art Association Beta Kappa.
Member editorial board Renaissance Quarterly.
Married Charlotte Ball, May 4, 1940. Children: Charlotte Elizabeth, Charles.