Background
Payson, John Whitney was born on August 7, 1940 in New York City. Son of Charles Shipman and Joan (Whitney) Payson.
Payson, John Whitney was born on August 7, 1940 in New York City. Son of Charles Shipman and Joan (Whitney) Payson.
Student, Bowdoin College, 1961. Bachelor in English Literature, Pepperdine University, 1966.
Vice president sales, House of Waldron, Inc., Portland, Maine., 1968-1971; president, Hobe Sound Galleries, Inc., Hobe Sound, Florida, 1971-1991; president, Hobe Sound Galleries North Inc., Brunswick, Maine., 1982-1991; president, Midtown Galleries, Inc., New York City, 1985-1991; president, Payson Enterprises, Inc., Hobe Sound, 1984-1991; president, Midtown Payson Galleries, Inc., New York City and Hobes Sound, Florida, since 1991.
Trustee Maine Community Foundation, Ellsworth, since 1988, Skowhegan (Maine) School Painting, 1981, chairman of the board of trustees, 1981-1988. Trustee, founder Joan Whitney and Charles Shipman Payson Charitable Maine Foundation, since 1988;founder, member of advisory board Joan Whitney Payson Gallery, Westbrook College, Portland, 1977-1991. Trustee St. Garden's Memorial, Cornish, N.H., 1983-1991, Williamstown (Massachusetts) Regional Art Conservation laboratories, since 1990, Portland Museum of Art, since 1991.
Active Barn Gallery Associations, Martin Council of Arts, Florida Arts PAC. Member Salmagundi Club, New York Yacht Club, Jupiter Island Club.
Married Nancy Lawler, December 11, 1962 (divorced November 1983). Children: Heather Lee, Charles Sherwood. Married Joanne D'Elia, June 1, 1985.
1 child, Joan Whitney.