Background
Parker, James was born on January 22, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Cortlandt and Elizabeth (Gray) Parker.
Parker, James was born on January 22, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Cortlandt and Elizabeth (Gray) Parker.
AB, Harvard University, 1946.
Fellow in European decorative arts, 16th-19th centuries, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1951; assistant, Metropolitan Museum Art, 1952-1954; assistant curator, Metropolitan Museum Art, 1954-1962; associate curator, Metropolitan Museum Art, 1962-1968; curator, Metropolitan Museum Art, 1968-1993. Adjunct Professor Institute Fine Arts, New York University, 1968-1969, 71-72, 80.
(Samuel H. Kress Decorative Art Collection)
Trustee French Institute-Alliance Francaise, New York City Served with Field Artillery Army of the United States, 1944-1945, PTO. Member of Union (New York City).