Background
Dowley, Francis Hotham was born on December 13, 1915 in New York City. Son of Francis Dwight and Helen Agnes (Blackburne) Dowley.
Dowley, Francis Hotham was born on December 13, 1915 in New York City. Son of Francis Dwight and Helen Agnes (Blackburne) Dowley.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Princeton University, 1936. Master of Arts in Philosophy, University Chicago, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1953.
Instructor University Chicago, 1949-1953, assistant professor art history, 1953-1958, associate professor, 1959-1973, professor to professor emeritus, 1974—2003.
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946, Japan. Member American Society Eighteenth Century Studies (chairman committee Best Article Prize 1972-1975), College Art Association, Societe de L'Histoire de l'Art Francais, Art Institute Chicago Clubs: Quadrangle (Chicago).