Background
III, Charles Child Eldredge, was born on April 12, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry and Priscilla Marion (Bateson) Eldredge.
III, Charles Child Eldredge, was born on April 12, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry and Priscilla Marion (Bateson) Eldredge.
Bachelor in American Studies, Amherst College, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Art History, University Minnesota, 1971.
Curator assistant, Minnesota History Society, St. Paul, 1966-1968;
member education department, Minneapolis Institute Arts, 1967-1969;
teaching associate art history, University of Minnesota, 1968-1970;
assistant professor art history, curator collections, Spencer Museum Art, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1970-1971;
director music, Spencer Museum Art, U. Kansas, 1971-1982;
associate professor, Spencer Museum Art, U. Kansas, 1974-1980;
professor, Spencer Museum Art, U. Kansas, 1980-1982;
director, National Museum American Art, Washington, 1982-1988;
Hall distinguished professor of America art, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1988. C.H. Hynson visiting professor University Texas, Austin, 1985. Trustee Watkins Cmty.
Museum, Lawrence, 1972-1976, Association Art Museum Dirs., 1982, 87, Reynolda House Museum American Art, 1986-1988, Amherst College, 1987-1993. Trustee Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation, 1989-1995. Research associate Smithsonian Institution, since 1988.
FounderSmithsonian Studies in American Art, 1987.
Member College Art Association American, American Studies Association, American Association Museum, Association Art Museum Directors (honorary), Phi Beta Kappa (honorary).
Married Jane Allen MacDougal, June 11, 1966. Children: Henry Gifford, Janann Bateson.