Richard Henry Saunders, III

Background

III, Richard Henry Saunders, was born on August 13, 1949 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Richard Henry and Betsy S.

Education

Bachelor, Bowdoin College, 1970. Master of Arts, Delaware University, 1973. Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1976.

Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1979.

Career

Curator Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, 1978-1981. Assistant professor University Texas, Austin, 1981-1985. Director Middlebury College Museum Art, Vermont, since 1985.

Walter Cerf Distinguished College Professor Middlebury College, since 1985. Lecturer Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1979.

Achievements

• Richard Henry Saunders III has been listed as a noteworthy Museum director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Williamstown Regional Art Conservation Laboratory, 1990, The Shelbourne Museum, since 1997, Preservation Trust of Vermont, since 2003. Board directors Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance, Shelburne, since 1988, Vermont State Craft Center, Middlebury, 1985-1988. Advisory panel New England Foundation for the Arts, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987-1988.

Member College Art Association, National Trust, Yale Club.

Connections

Married Barbara Fox Williams, June 12, 1971. Children: Elizabeth, Christopher, Katherine.

Father:

Richard Henry S.

Mother:

Betsy S.

Spouse:

Barbara Fox Williams

child:

Christopher III

child:

Elizabeth III

child:

Katherine III