Background
Seitz, William Chapin was born on June 19, 1914 in Buffalo. Son of George William and Cora Elizabeth (Chapin) Seitz.
Seitz, William Chapin was born on June 19, 1914 in Buffalo. Son of George William and Cora Elizabeth (Chapin) Seitz.
Student Albright Art School, 1932-1933. Bachelor of Fine Arts, U. Buffalo, 1946. Master of Fine Arts (Proctor fellow 1951-1952), Princeton, 1952, Doctor of Philosophy, 1955.
Instructor art history U. Buffalo, 1946-1948, assistant professor, 1948-1949. Critic in residence Princeton, 1952-1953, assistant professor, bi-centennial preceptor, 1956-1960. Associate curator painting and sculpture exhibitions
Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1960-1965, curator, 1965.
Professor fine arts, director Rose Artist Museum Brandeis University, 1965-1970.
Visiting professor of history art Harvard, 1969-1970. William R. Kenan, Junior professor of history art University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1970-1974.
Kress professor National Gallery Art, Washington, 1971-1972.
Exhibited one man shows Arista Gallery, New York City, 1938, Willard Gallery, New York City, 1949, 51, 53, Princeton Museum, 1949, 51, Memorial Exhibition, Bayly Museum, University of Virginia, 1975. Exhibited group shows Brooklyn Museum Whitney Museum American Art, Albright Art Gallery, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Cleveland Museum, Milwaukee The Art Institute of Chicago, Columbus (O.) Gallery Fine Arts, University of Illinois Museum Modern Artist National Council Learned Societies fellow, 1952-1953.
Fulbright fellow, 1957-1958.
Member College Art Association, Society for Aesthetics, American Association University Professors, Association Museum Directors
Married Irma J. Seigelman, December, 1938.