Background
Patton, Harold Preston was born on November 9, 1929 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Son of William Lawrence and Ida Wilhelmina (Mackie) Patton.
Patton, Harold Preston was born on November 9, 1929 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Son of William Lawrence and Ida Wilhelmina (Mackie) Patton.
Student, Vancouver Art School, British Columbia, Canada, 1950. Student, Banff (Alberta) School Fine Art, 1948.
Assistant director Calgary Allied Art Center, 1950. Director Vincent Price Fine Art Gallery, Chicago, 1966-1969, London Arts, Detroit, 1970-1971. Fine art consultant H. Patton International, United States and Canada, since 1971.
Resident art consultant Kmart Corporation, Troy, Michigan, 1970-1983. Member Presidential Committee on Fine Arts, 1974. Lecturer various colleges universities.
Consultant S.S. Kresge World International Headquarters, Troy, Michigan, Smith Hinchman & Grylles, Detroit, A. Kahn & Associates, Detroit, City National Bank, Detroit, National Bank Detroit, Coast Claims Service Ltd., Victoria, British Columbia, Art Gallery Victoria, Northumberland Art Gallery, Coburg, Ontario, Canada. Consultant District of Columbia Woolley Queen's Counsel, Harris Stein, Chris Yaneff International Gallery, McDowell Gallery, Juliane Galleries, Aetna Insurance, Art Gallery Ontario, all Toronto, Ontario.
Member Canada Mozart Society (founder).
Married Eleanor Isabella Smith, September 25, 1953. Children: Fiona Marri Margaret, Isabelle Carol Annual.