Background
Pier, Garrett Chatfield was born on October 30, 1875 in London, England. Son of Garrett Ryckman and Eleanor (Blackman) Pier.
Pier, Garrett Chatfield was born on October 30, 1875 in London, England. Son of Garrett Ryckman and Eleanor (Blackman) Pier.
Student Columbia, 1896-1898. Studied in museums of Europe 2 years, in Egyptian and Arabic museums 2 years, Egyptology and Assyriology, University of Chicago, 1906.
Assistant curator decorative arts, Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1907-1910. Traveled in Japan, China and Orient, buying antiques for Metropolitan Museum, 1911-1914.
Served as Lieutenant Old Guard Volunteer Regiment, New York, Spanish-American War. Member state founders committee Woodrow Wilson Foundn., 1921. Member Alpha Delta Phi.
Clubs: Field, Greenwich Country (Greenwich, Connecticut).
Married Adelaide Wilson, June 25, 1902 (died February 22, 1926). Married second, Riva Greenwood, November 10, 1927.