Background
Nagel, Charles was born on March 24, 1899 in St. Louis. Son of Charles and Anne (Shepley) Nagel.
Nagel, Charles was born on March 24, 1899 in St. Louis. Son of Charles and Anne (Shepley) Nagel.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1923; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Yale University, 1926; Master of Fine Arts, Yale University, 1928; fellow, Berkeley College, from 1933; student, American School, Fontainbleau, 1926; Doctor of Fine Arts, MacMurray College, 1956.
Architect, Boston, St. Louis, 1927-1930; assistant professor of history of art, curator decorative arts, Yale University, 1930-1936; partner, Nagel & Dunn (architects), St. Louis, 1936-1942; director, Brooklyn Museum, 1946-1955; director, City Art Museum, St. Louis, 1955-1964; director, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1964-1969. Member advising committee on arts Department of State Advisory Committee to National Park Service on rehabilitation of Independence Hall. Advisor Committee on Restoration of White House.
Board directors City Art Museum, 1938-1942, acting director, 1942-1946. Trustee Carl Schurz Memorial Fund. Member Missouri Association Architects, American Association Museums (member council), Association Art Museum Directors (president 1953), International Council Museums, American Institute Interior Designers (honorary), Yale Associates Fine Arts (trustee), Yale Alumni Board, Alpha Delta Phi, Pundits.
Clubs: Elizabethan; Cosmos (Washington).
Married Lucie Oliver, August 31, 1940.