Background
Wilson, Karen Lee was born on April 2, 1949 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Jon Milton and Laura Virginia (Van Dyke) Wilson.
museum staff member researcher
Wilson, Karen Lee was born on April 2, 1949 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Jon Milton and Laura Virginia (Van Dyke) Wilson.
AB, Harvard University, 1971; Master of Arts, New York University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1985.
Research associate, director excavation at Mendes, Egypt Institute Fine Arts, New York University, 1979-1981. Coordinator exhibition The Jewish Museum, New York City, 1981-1982, administrative cataloguer, 1982-1983, coordinator curatorial affairs, 1984-1986. Curator Oriental Institute Museum University Chicago, 1988-1996, museum director, 1996—2003, research associate, since 1988.
Coordinator Kish Project Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, since 2004. Research associate Oriental Institute University Chicago.
Member American Oriental Society, American Research Center in Egypt. F C.
Married Paul Ernest Walker, 1980. 1 child, Jeremy Nathaniel.