Background
Garver, Thomas Haskell was born on January 23, 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Harvie Adair and Margaret Hope (Foght) Garver.
Garver, Thomas Haskell was born on January 23, 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Harvie Adair and Margaret Hope (Foght) Garver.
Bachelor, Haverford College, 1956; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1965.
Assistant to director Krannert Art Museum, University Illinois, Urbana, 1960-1962. Assistant director fine arts department Seattle World's Fair, 1962, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1962-1968. Director Newport Harbor Art Museum (now Orange County Museum Art), California, 1968-1972, 77-80.
Curator exhibitions Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 1972-1977. Director Madison Museum Contemporary Art, 1980—1987. Assistant professor California State University, 1970-1971, 79-80.
Curator art collection Rayovac Corporation, Madison, 1985-2001. Organizing curator O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke, Virginia, 2001-2004.
Trustee United States Ship Massachusetts Memorial Commission, Fall River, 1965-1968. Trustee South Coast Repertory Company, Costa Mesa, California, 1970-1972. Trustee Wisconsin Citizens for Arts, 1985-1987, Franklland Wright-Wisconsin, since 2008.
Steering committee Archives American Art, San Francisco, 1977-1980. Active Newport Beach Art Commission, 1978-1979, Madison Committee for Arts, 1984-1987. Member Western Association Art Museum (president 1970-1971, trustee 1970-1973), Art Museum Association American (president 1979-1982, trustee 1979-1985).
Married Natasha Nicholson, April 13, 1974.