Background
Smith, J. Kellum was born on June 18, 1927 in New York City. Son of James Kellum and Elizabeth Dexter (Walker) Smith.
Smith, J. Kellum was born on June 18, 1927 in New York City. Son of James Kellum and Elizabeth Dexter (Walker) Smith.
Graduate, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1945; Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Amherst College, 1950; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1953.
Associate, Lord, Day & Lord, New York City, 1953-1959; assistant secretary, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1960-1962; member of staff, Rockefeller Foundation, 1962-1974; assistant secretary, Rockefeller Foundation, 1963-1964; secretary, Rockefeller Foundation, 1964-1974; vice president, secretary, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York City, 1974-1989; senior fellow, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York City, 1989-1992; senior advisor, 1992-1998.
Trustee National Sculpture Society, 1955-1971, National Insurance Architectural Education, 1961-1969, St. Bernard's School, New York City, 1968-1978, Foundation for Child Development, 1968-1974. Trustee Brearley School, New York City, 1964-1980, president, 1973-1978. Trustee American Academy in Rome, 1964-1995, treasurer, 1965-1966, 2d vice president, 1968-1972, 84-88, secretary, 1973-1984, 89-95.
With United States Army Air Force, 1945-1946. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sarah Tod Lohmann, July 22, 1950 (divorced 1993). Children: Alison Andrews, Timothy Kellum, Jennifer Harlow, Christopher Lohmann. Married Angela Marina Brown, Feb.3, 1995.