Background
David Lundy Kidd was born on November 23, 1926 in Corbin, Kentucky, United States.
David Lundy Kidd was born on November 23, 1926 in Corbin, Kentucky, United States.
David was an exchange student in Peking in 1946.
Kidd lectured at Yenching University and Tsinghua University in Peking. In 1950, Kidd returned to the United States to lecture at the Asia Institute in New York City. In 1954 Kidd joined the faculty at Kobe University in Japan, lecturing there until 1971. In 1976 Kidd founded the Oomoto School of Traditional Japanese Arts in Kyoto, Japan, and served as its director. He contributed articles to many journals and art magazines, including New Yorker and Oriental Art. He died of cancer on November 21, 1996, in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.