Background
Rueppel, Merrill Clement was born on May 7, 1925 in Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Henry and Nellie Lester Rueppel.
Rueppel, Merrill Clement was born on May 7, 1925 in Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Henry and Nellie Lester Rueppel.
Bachelor, Beloit College, 1949; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1955.
Research assistant, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1956-1957; assistant to director, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1957-1959; assistant director, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1959-1961; assistant director, City Art Museum St. Louis, 1961-1964; director, Dallas Museum Fine Arts, 1964-1973; director, Museum Fine Arts, Boston, 1973-1975; director, Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, 1991-1995; retired, 1995. Consultant Ford Foundation, New York City, 1963-1976, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, 1970-1974, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York City, 1978. Associate professor art history Washington University, St. Louis, 1963.
With United States Army, 1942-1945. Member Somerset Club Boston, Club of Odd Volumes (secretary-treasurer 1984-1991), Rotary, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Joan Storberg, September 15, 1956. Children: Philip Cameron, Sarah Githens.