Background
Slayton, Ronald Alfred was born on December 16, 1910 in Barre, Vermont, United States. Son of Oscar and Mary Elsie (Cowles) Slayton.
Slayton, Ronald Alfred was born on December 16, 1910 in Barre, Vermont, United States. Son of Oscar and Mary Elsie (Cowles) Slayton.
Student, Pratt Institute, 1933. Student, University Vermont, 1936. Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1945.
Postgraduate, University Tennessee, 1947.
With Works Progress Administration, Burlington, Vermont, 1936-1939. Director Burlington Arts Center, 1938-1939. Advertising manager Sears Roebuck & Company, Burlington, 1941-1943.
Advertising layout artist D.B. Hopkins Company, New York City, 1944-1945. Associate professor arts and crafts, crafts specialist University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1945-1952. Copy writer, layout artist Miller's Department Store, 1955.
Teacher industrial arts Northfield (Vermont) High School, 1959-1960. Director Fletcher Farm Craft School, Ludlow, Vermont, 1959-1961. Teacher art Montpelier (Vermont) Public Schools, 1959-1962.
Curator W.T. Wood Art Gallery Vermont College, Montpelier, 1962-1984. Acting director Vermont Guild Old Time Crafts and Industries, Weston, l939. Founder Dog River Art School, 1968.
Special instructor various colleges in Vermont.
President Montpelier Theatre Guild, l968-70. Trustee T.W. Wood Art Gallery, l968-89. Board directors Artists for Social Responsibility, l984-89.
Chairman art International Conference on Arts and Communications, Florence, Italy, 1976. Member American Association Retired Persons, Retired Teachers Association, Parents and Teachers for Social Responsibility, Art Resource Association, Vermont Art Teachers Association (president 1956-1967), The Club (president l985).
Married Dorothy Kennedy, June 20, l936 (deceased). Children: Thomas, Peter, Gail. Married Mariette Paine.