Background
Seligman, Thomas Knowles was born on January 1, 1944 in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Son of Joseph L. and Peggy (Van Horne) Seligman.
Seligman, Thomas Knowles was born on January 1, 1944 in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Son of Joseph L. and Peggy (Van Horne) Seligman.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1965; Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors, San Francisco Academy Art, 1967; Master of Fine Arts, School Visual Art, New York City, 1968.
Teacher, music director, Peace Corps, Liberia, 1968-1970; curator department Africa, Oceania and Americans, Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco, 1971-1988; deputy director education and exhibitions, Fine Arts Museums, 1972-1988; deputy director operations and planning, Fine Arts Museums, 1988-1991; director, Stanford (California) U. Cantor Arts Center, since 1991. Member cultural property advising committee United States Information Agency, 1988-1992, National Endowment for Art Indemnity Panel, 1992-1995.
Trustee International Council Museum/American Association Museum, 1990-1994, American Federation Arts, 1986-2002, The Christensen Fund, since 2002, vice president, since 2004, Association Art Museum Directors, 2002-2005. Member Association Art Museum Dirs.(trustee since 2002), American Association Museum, Leaky Foundation.
Children: Christopher, Timothy, Dylan.