Background
Crane, Bonnie Loyd was born on August 24, 1930 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Frank Riley and Evelyn (Davis) Loyd.
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Crane, Bonnie Loyd was born on August 24, 1930 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Frank Riley and Evelyn (Davis) Loyd.
Bachelor, Sweet Briar (Virginia) College, 1950; Master of Arts, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, 1972.
Lecturer Kinkaid School, Houston, 1975-1976, Museum Finance Arts, School of Arts, Houston, 1975-1976, Rice University, Houston, 1976. Teacher Cairo American College, 1978-1979. Curator Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1980-1982.
Curatorial assistant, director education Brockton (Massachusetts) Art Museum, 1982. Freelance dealer Dedham and Dover, Massachusetts, 1983-1984. Owner, director Crane Collection Gallery, Boston, 1985-1996, Wellesley, 1996—2005, Crane Collection, Cape Ann, since 2005.
Donor, member Channel 2 Auction, Boston, since 1985. Active Newbury St. League, Boston, 1985-1996. Tour guide Trinity Church, Boston, 1988-1989.
Special gifts solicitor United Way, Back Bay, Boston, 1988-2002. Board directors Handel and Haydn Society, Boston, 1988-2002. Vice president board directors Friends of Art Sweet Briar College, 1992-1997.
Board directors Wellesley History Society, since 2005, vestry St. John's Church, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, since 2008. Member Archives of America Art, International Art Gallery Association, New England Appraisers Association, St. Botolph Club, Rockport Art Association, North Shore Art Association.
Married David Alford, October 23, 1954 (divorced May 1992). Children: Melinda Crane Engel, Matthew Loyd, Lauren Amanda.