Background
Archer, Edmund Minor was born on September 28, 1904 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of William Wharton and Rosalie (Pleasants) Archer.
Archer, Edmund Minor was born on September 28, 1904 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of William Wharton and Rosalie (Pleasants) Archer.
Student, Nora Houston and Adele Clark Studio, Richmond, 1918. Graduate, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, 1921. Student, University Virginia, 1922.
Student, Art Students League New York, 1925. Indiana study in, including Academie Colarossi, Paris, 1926.
Assistant and associate curator Whitney Museum American Art, New York City, 1930-1940. Instructor drawing, painting composition Corcoran School Art. Also faculty George Washington University, 1944-1968, emeritus, since 1968.
Member board control Art Students League New York, 1924-1925.
Served with 603d Engineers Army of the United States, World World War World War II. Fellow International Institute Arts and Letters, Switzerland (1961).
