Background
Broun, Elizabeth was born on December 15, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Augustine Hughes and Roberta Catherine (Hayden) Gibson.
museum administrator art historian
Broun, Elizabeth was born on December 15, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Augustine Hughes and Roberta Catherine (Hayden) Gibson.
Bachelor, University Kansas, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1976. Certified advanced study, University Bordeaux, France, 1967.
Curator prints and drawings Spencer Museum Art, Lawrence, Kansas, 1976-1983. Assistant professor University Kansas, 1978-1983. Assistant director chief curator National Museum American Art, Washington, 1983-1988, acting director, 1988-1989.
Director Smithsonian American Art Museum (formerly National Museum American Art), since 1989.
(Hailed as "Greatest Painter of the Imagination")
(Book by Elizabeth Broun)
Member Phi Beta Kappa.