Robert Gordon Hart

Background

Hart, Robert Gordon was born on December 28, 1921 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Edwin and Ruth Graves (Thompson) Hart.

Education

Student, American Institute Banking, 1939-1941.

Career

Branch manager Bank of Kodiak, Alaska, 1942-1946. Folk art consultant Industrial Research Advisory Council, Honolulu, 1950-1951. Manager Southern Highlanders, Incorporated, New York York City, 1946-1952.

Southwestern representative Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Santa Fe, 1954-1957. Treasurer Westbury Music Fair, Inc., 1957. Director public relations Constructive Research Foundation, New York City, 1958-1959.

Editor, director publications Brooklyn Museum, 1959-1961. General manager Indian Arts and Crafts Board, 1961-1993. Retired Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department Interior, Washington, 1993.

General manager Department Interior, 1961-1993. President The Crafts Report Educational Fund, 1990. Art and craft consultant Museum International Folk Art, Santa Fe, 1954-1957.

Chairman Federal Inter-Departmental Agency for Arts and Crafts, 1963-1993. United States delegate Organization of American States for Reunion Technica des Artesanias.

Achievements

• Robert Gordon Hart has been listed as a noteworthy Federal agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • How to Sell Your Handicrafts

    (Format Paperback Subject Literary Collections)

  • How to Sell Your Handicrafts

Membership

Board of directors Bureau Occupational Extension Superior vena cava syndrome, New York City, New York Elder Crafts-Corporation, Year of America Craft, 1993. Member of national advisory board Foxfire Fund, Inc., since 1981. Member of national advisory editorial board The Crafts Report, 1983-1993.

President The Crafts Report Ednl. Fund., 1990. With Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member Conseil International des Musées, American Association Museums, American Craftsman's Council, World Crafts Council, American Political Science Association M C.

Connections

Father:

Edwin Hart

Mother:

Ruth Graves (Thompson) Hart