Roy Blankenship

Background

Blankenship, Roy was born on November 26, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

BAAS Arts and Science, U Delaware, 1973.

Career

Art restoration apprentice/assistant Salter Studio, Arden, Delaware, 1966—1972. Art conservation student apprentice Winterthur (Delaware) Museum, 1968—1972. Painting conservation assistant Ted Segal Studio Philadelphia Museum Art, 1969—1970.

Painting restoration assistant/apprentice Twistback Conservation Center, Oxford, 1970—1972. General manager, layout design artist The Little Giant Shopper, Newark, 1970—1972. Art teacher Marbrook Elementary, Wilmington, 1971—1972.

Part-time art teacher Ursuline Academy, 1971—1972. Art history and studio art teacher Brandywine High School, 1972—1973. Curator, exhibition coordinator Morris Library., University Delaware, Newark, 1972—1973.

Painting conservator-in-residence Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, 1972—1978. Founder Blankenship Painting and Conservation Studio, 1975—1981. Director, owner Blankenship Conservation Center, since 1981.

Founder Blankenship's mail order business, since 1985. Professional fine art painting conservationist IIC, 1972. Instructor art history University Delaware, Newark, 1972.

Lecturer, consultant in field, since 1973. Curator, lecturer Albert Babb Insley retrospective exhibition (traveling), 1984—1985, Nardin Fine Arts, Ltd., Cross River, New York, 1988. Organizer, guest curator, lecturer The McKissick Museum, University South Carolina, Columbia, 1995.

Collections and chief painting conservator Boggs Federal Building, Wilmington, Delaware, since 1973. Curator Hastings Gallery, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1987. Painting collections consultant, restorer Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, 1972—1983.

Personal collections consultant to Ernest Dodge, director Peabody-Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, 1973—1985. Fellow, research scientist Anime International Company, Washington, District of Columbia, since 1973. Conservators in private practice American Institute Consultant, since 1975.

Chief painting conservator NEHGS, Boston, since 1996. With United States Navy, 1962-1966, with United States Navy, 1962-1966.

Achievements

• Roy Blankenship has been listed as a notable conservator, artist, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • LIFE AND TIMES OF FRANK G. SPECK, 1881-1950.

    (First edition. With chapters by John Witthoft, William N....)

Membership

Founder, organizer, head chairperson 1st Annual Arden Center Antiques Show and Sale, 1977. Founder Blankenship Conservation Center, Wilmington, since 1973. Organizer, co-chair 1st F.G. Speck Seminar, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1986.

Member of NSAA, Am Artists Professor League (Salmagundi Club), American Society Marine Artists, Society Delaware Artists, Chester County Artist Association.

Connections

Married Lynn Ann Wilkers, April 6, 1968 (divorced May 1993). Children: Troy Insley, Beth Lynn. Married Lois Showalter, April 1, 2000.

Spouse:

Lynn Ann Wilkers

Spouse:

Lois Showalter

child:

Troy Insley Blankenship

child:

Beth Lynn Blankenship