Background
Zeisler, Richard Spiro was born on November 28, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Erwin Paul and Ruth Henrietta (Spiro) Zeisler.
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Richard Spiro Zeisler
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Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1937; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1937-1938; Master of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1941.
Career
Religious work, 1941-1947; owner, Richard S. Zeisler & Company (investments), New York City, since 1948.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Chamber Music Society, Lincoln Center, since 1969, Skowhegan School Painting and Sculpture, since 1983. Trustee Museum Modern Art, since 1979, member commission on painting and sculpture, since 1972, architecture and design committee, since 1989. Trustee, former vice president Jewish Board Family and Children's Services, New York City, since 1951.
Past president American Jewish Committee (New York chapter). Past co-Chairman.NCCJ (New York chapter). Member committee for dance collection, past chairman New York Public Library, since 1967.
Member creative arts commission Brandeis U., 1958-1994. Member art advising committee, past chairman Mount Holyoke College, since 1963. Fellow Pierpont Morgan Library, since 1963.
Governing life member The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, since 1977, member commission on 20th century painting and sculpture, since 1981. Life fellowMet. Museum, since 1969. Member Manhattan Institute, since 1990.
Member of advisory county Princeton (New Jersey) Art Museum, since 1993. Member New York Society Security Analysts, American Council on Germany, United States-New Zealand Council, Century Association Club (New York City), University Club (New York City), Grolier Club (New York City), Arts Club (Chicago), Reform Club (London), Economics of New York.
