Background
Wilkins, Ira Guy was born on January 7, 1927 in Seaview, Virginia, United States. Son of Ira Guy and Margaret Grace (Nottingham) Wilkins.
Wilkins, Ira Guy was born on January 7, 1927 in Seaview, Virginia, United States. Son of Ira Guy and Margaret Grace (Nottingham) Wilkins.
Student, College William and Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, 1946; student, University Virginia, 1947, 48.
Reporter, Birmingham (Alabama) News, 1949-1951; reporter, Greenville (South Carolina.) Piedmont, 1951-1952; reporter, Noroflk Virginian Pilot, 1952-1954; director information, Norfolk Port Authority, 1954-1956; press liaison, Norfolk Museum (now Chrysler Museum), 1963-1965; painter, art teacher, Wachapreague, Virginia, since 1975. Gallery director Norfolk Museum's Gallery Virginia Artists, 1964, 65.
Member Eastern Shore Art League (board directors 1980-1991).
Children: Sarah Gay, Elizabeth, Kate, Johnny.