Background
Beck, Gordon Eugene was born on March 23, 1929 in Goshen, Indiana, United States. Son of Ralph Lea and Lydia Elizabeth (Greenlee) Beck.
consultant art history educator
Beck, Gordon Eugene was born on March 23, 1929 in Goshen, Indiana, United States. Son of Ralph Lea and Lydia Elizabeth (Greenlee) Beck.
Bachelor, Bowling Green State University, 1951. Master of Arts, Western Reserve University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1964.
Postdoctoral student, Cini Foundation, Venice, Italy, 1979.
Founder, Studio 16, Washington, 1953-1954;
assistant instructor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1954-1956;
instructor, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1956-1957;
instructor, director university theatre, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1957-1965;
assistant professor, director university theatre, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1965-1971;
professor art history, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, 1971-1994;
professor emeritus art history and archaeology, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, since 1994. Consultant European travel, Euro-Files, Olympia. Director U. Kansas Theatre, 1957-1965, Cornell Univercity Cinema, 1965-1970, Museum and Monuments Program, Olympia, since 1975.
Visiting professor cinema American U. Rome, 1973-1974. Delegate Cannes International Film Festival, 1996, 97, 98.
Corporal Medical corpus, United States army, 1952-1954. Member College Art Association, Mediaeval Academy American, American Society Aesthetics, American Institute Archaeology.
Married Elizabeth Alice Arnholt, March 22, 1951. Children: Anne Elizabeth, Susan Elizabeth, Stephen Lea, John Lyons.