Stanley William Hess

Background

Hess, Stanley William was born on July 9, 1939 in Bremerton, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Ray Myron and Kathryn Elaine (Joehnke) Hess.

Education

Student, Olympic College, Bremerton, 1960. Bachelor, University Washington, 1964. Master of Science of Library.

Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 1976.

Career

Photographs and slides professional Seattle Art Museum, 1964-1973. Associate library for photographs and slides Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973-1980. Head library Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, 1980-1991.

Private researcher Silverdale, Washington, since 1992. Curator Evergreen Children's Theatre Puppet Museum, Bremerton, since 1998. Lecturer on art libraries and visual resource collections in North America, University Melbourne, Sydney, Australia, 1978.

Seminar leader on art and visual resource leadership, Australia and New Zealand, 1978, University Melbourne, University Auckland, National University Australia, Emporia (Kansas) State University, 1990, others.

Achievements

• Stanley William Hess has been listed as a noteworthy curator, fine arts librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Kitsap County History Society, board directors 1995-1996. Member Art Libraries Society North America, ARLIN/NA (Northwest chapter), Beta Phi Museum.

Interests

• Photography, genealogy, research on life, work of american silversmith clara barck welles.