Background
Woods, Gurdon Grant was born on April 15, 1915 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Frederick L. and Marion (Skinner) Woods.
Woods, Gurdon Grant was born on April 15, 1915 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Frederick L. and Marion (Skinner) Woods.
Student, Art Student's League New York City, 1936-1939; student, Brooklyn Museum School, 1945-1946; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), College San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1966.
Executive director San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1955-1964. Director California School Fine Arts, 1955-1965. Professor Adlai E. Stevenson College, University of California at Santa Cruz,1966-1974.
Director Otis The Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles, 1974-1977. Assistant director Los Angeles County Museum Natural History, 1977-1980. Sculptor member San Francisco Art Commission, 1954-1956.
Member Santa Cruz County Art Commission, Regional Arts Council of Bay Area.
Member Artists Equity Assn (president Northern California chapter 1950-1952, national director 1952-1955).