Background
Moffett, Charles Simonton was born on September 19, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles Simonton M. and Faith Atherton Locke Phelps.
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Moffett, Charles Simonton was born on September 19, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles Simonton M. and Faith Atherton Locke Phelps.
Bachelor of Arts, Middlebury College, 1967; Master of Arts, New York University, 1970.
Ford Foundation fellow, Nelson Gallery Art, Kansas City, Missoury, 1969-1970;
expert, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York City, 1970-1971;
guest assistant curator, Metropolitan Museum, New York City, 1974-1975;
associate curator, Metropolitan Museum, New York City, 1976-1981;
curator European paintings, Metropolitan Museum, New York City, 1981-1983;
curator-in-charge, Fine Arts Museum San Francisco, 1983-1987;
chief curator, Fine Arts Museum San Francisco, summer 1987;
senior curator paintings, National Gallery Art, Washington, 1987-1992;
director, The Phillips Collection, Washington, 1992-1998;
executive vice president, co-chairman impressionist, modern, contemporary art, Sotheby's, since 1998. Organizer music exhibitions, author catalogues. Member special exhibitions panel National Endowment for Arts, 1987.
Project director publications grant from Jean Paul Getty Trust to Fine Arts Museum San Francisco, 1987. Fellow conference on economics of arts, presenter Salzburg (Austria) Conference, 1993. Graduate Museum Management Institute, 1990, senior music associate, since 1994.
Trustee San Francisco Day School, 1987, Middlebury College, 1987-1990, Sterling and Francine Clark The Art Institute of Chicago, 1996-1998, Terra Foundation for the Arts, 1997-1998.
Married Jane Pettigrew Daniels, July 28, 1979. Children: Kate Serena, Charles Locke.