Background
Stewart, Robert Gordon was born on March 5, 1931 in Baltimore. Son of Kenneth Elsworth and Ruth (Chambers).
Stewart, Robert Gordon was born on March 5, 1931 in Baltimore. Son of Kenneth Elsworth and Ruth (Chambers).
Student, Gilman School, 1949. Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1954.
Architect Indiana National History Park, Philadelphia, 1954, National Park Service, Philadelphia, 1956-1957. Architect, curator Jefferson Barracks History Park, St. Louis, 1958-1961. Director properties National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, 1961-1964.
Senior curator National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1964-1994, senior curator emeritus, 1994—2005. Consultant Loyalist Homestead, St. John's, New Brunswick, Canada, 1960. Visiting lecturer George Washington University, 1967-1970.
Director Landmarks of St. Louis, 1959-1961. Adjudicator Jamaican National Art Competition, 1971. Consultant The Papers of George Washington, 1990-1998.
Board directors Washington Studio School, 1997-1999. Served with United States Army, 1954-1956. Member Maryland, Dorchester County, Lewes history societies, Walpole Society, Association of Historians of America Art, Zeta Psi.
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