Milo Merle Naeve

Background

Naeve, Milo Merle was born on October 9, 1931 in near Arnold, Kansas, United States. Son of Bernhardt and Fern (Yasmer) Naeve.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Colorado, 1953. Master of Arts, University Delaware, 1955.

Career

Curatorial assistant, Henry Francis duPont Winterthur Museum, 1957; assistant curator, Henry Francis duPont Winterthur Museum, 1958; secretary of music, Henry Francis duPont Winterthur Museum, 1959-1963; registrar, Henry Francis duPont Winterthur Museum, 1963-1965; editor, Winterthur Portfolio, 1965-1966; assistant director department collections, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, 1967-1969; curator, director department collections, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, 1970; director, Colorado Springs (Colorado) Fine Arts Center, 1971-1974; curator American arts, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1975-1991; retired, American Arts, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1991. Curator emeritus Field McCormick.

Achievements

• Milo Merle Naeve has been listed as a noteworthy Museum curator and trustee by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms Colonial to Contemporary (Revised and Expanded) (American Association for State and Local History Books)

    ( Elegantly fashioned and uniquely perceptive, this guide...)

  • Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, Colonial to Contemporary

    ( Elegantly fashioned and uniquely perceptive, this guide...)

  • John Lewis Krimmel: An Artist in Federal America (The University of Delaware Press American artists series)

    (John Lewis Krimmel was the first professional artist in t...)

  • Identifying American Furniture, A Pictorial Guide to Styles &Terms Colonial to Contemporary

    (Chicago Tribune review: "A book that belongs in every fur...)

  • The classical presence in American art
  • Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, Colonial to Contemporary
  • Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms Colonial to Contemporary (American Association for State and Local History Book Series) by Milo M. Naeve (1989-05-03)

Membership

Trustee Skowhegan School Painting and Sculpture, 1991-2005, Library. Company Philadelphia, 1996-2008, National Council the Fine Arts Museum San Francisco, 1991-2005. Fellow Royal Society Arts.

Member College Art Association American, National Trust History Preservation, American Association Museums, Museums Association (England), Illinois Academy Fine Arts (Lifetime Achievement award 1991), Century Association, Grolier Club.

Connections

Married Nancy Jammer, July 18, 1954.

Father:

Bernhardt Naeve

Mother:

Fern (Yasmer) Naeve

Spouse:

Nancy Jammer