Background
Bridenstine, James Aloysius was born on November 29, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Louis Henry and Mary Ellen (O'Keefe) Bridenstine.
Bridenstine, James Aloysius was born on November 29, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Louis Henry and Mary Ellen (O'Keefe) Bridenstine.
Bachelor, College of the Holy Cross, 1967; Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1975.
Teacher, St. Mary's College, Jamaica, West Indies, 1967-1968; teacher, St. Mary's School, Landover Hills, Maryland., 1968-1971; teacher, U. Detroit High School, 1971-1972; intern, National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, 1973-1974; curator, Toledo Museum of Art, 1975-1976; curator, Detroit Institute of Arts, 1976-1986; director, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, 1986-1990; executive director, Kalamazoo Institute Arts, since 1990. Chairman Detroit Artists Market, 1986-1988, trustee, 1981-1988. Trustee Detroit History Society, since 1984.
Trustee University-Liggett School. Board directors Park Club Family and Children Superior vena cava syndrome, Kalamazoo. Member American Association Museums, College Art Association American, Midwest Museums Association, Michigan Museums Association, International Conference Museums, Grosse Pointe Club, The Park Club.