Background
Black, Mary Childs was born on June 7, 1922 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of George and Isabelle (Merrill) Black.
Black, Mary Childs was born on June 7, 1922 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of George and Isabelle (Merrill) Black.
Bachelor, University North Carolina, 1943. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1953.
Director, curator Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1959—1963. Director Museum American Folk Art, New York City, 1963—1969. Consultant curator, from 1983.
Curator New York History Society, New York City, 1969—1982. Member museum panel New York State Council Arts, 1976—1978. Commissioner New York Landmarks Preservation Committee, 1980—1983.
Member advisory board Gracie Mansion Conservancy, from 1982, Strawbery Bauke Inc., Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
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Member of Society Preservation New England Antiquities, New Hampshire History Society, New York History Society, American Museum Association.
Married Richard Winthrop Black, April 7, 1947 (divorced 1969). 1 child Merrill Elizabeth.