Background
Dempsey, Bruce Harvey was born on July 4, 1941 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Son of Lawrence Aloysius and Esther Audrey (Harvey) Dempsey.
Dempsey, Bruce Harvey was born on July 4, 1941 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Son of Lawrence Aloysius and Esther Audrey (Harvey) Dempsey.
Bachelor of Arts, Florida State University, 1964; Master of Fine Arts, Florida State University, 1966; postgraduate, Florida State University, Florence, Italy, 1966.
Faculty, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1966-1975;
instructor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1969-1975;
gallery director, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1969-1975;
director, Jacksonville Art Museum, Florida, since 1975. Member fine arts advisory board Florida Arts Council, Division Cultural Affairs, State of Florida, 1974-1976, member grants review panel, 1979, visual arts panel,1980-1983. Art advisor Florida House of Representatives, 1980.
Director Arts Assembly of Jacksonville, Inc., 1979-1980, member long range planning committee, 1985. Executive director Ramses II: The Pharaoh and His Time Exhibition, Jacksonville, Florida, 1986-1987.
Member Florida Arts Leadership Confr. panel on International Cultural Exchange Program, 1987. Member American Association Museum, Florida Art Museum Directors Association (treasurer 1977-1979, member at large 1987-1989, pres-elect 1989-1990), International Council Museum, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce (arts marketing task force since 1984).
Married Gabriele Katharina Heerling, July 12, 1969. Children– Lawrence Maximilian, Gabriele Katharina.
