Background
Howard, Rossiter was born on June 18, 1878 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of John Raymond and Susan Raymond (Merriam) Howard.
Howard, Rossiter was born on June 18, 1878 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of John Raymond and Susan Raymond (Merriam) Howard.
Graduate Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1898. Student, Harvard, 1901-1902. Studied singing and composition, New York and Boston, 6 years.
Visited cities in Europe and studied art 10 years.
Director of music, Phillips Academy and Andover Theological Seminary, 1901-1904. Paris director, Bureau of University Travel, 1905-1914. Professor fine arts, University of South Dakot, 1915-1918.
Educational director Army Young Men's Christian Association, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and Camp Sherman.
O., 1918; educational director Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1919-1920. Curator of educational work, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1921-1930, curator of classical art, 1924-1930, assistant director, 1925-1930.
Chief of division of Education, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1930-1933. Director The Kansas City Art Institute, 1933-1939.
Research and author: The Eye and The Artist: Varieties of Vision, 1940-1946.
Married Alice Woodbury, October 19, 1905. Children: Mistress Elizabeth McKee, John Tasker.