Background
Folds, Thomas McKey was born on August 8, 1908 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Robert and Camilla Worm (McKey) Folds.
Folds, Thomas McKey was born on August 8, 1908 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Robert and Camilla Worm (McKey) Folds.
Bachelor in English, Yale University, 1930; Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Yale University, 1934.
Mural designer, painter, team captain, Public Works Administration, New Haven, 1934; art instructor, Phillips Exeter (N.H.) Academy, 1934-1946; professor, chairman art department, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1946-1960; dean education, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1960-1973; emeritus educator, Metropolitan Museum Art, since 1973. Art consultant, International Minerals and Chemicals, Skokie, Illinois, 1958-1962, Heublein, Inc., Farmington, Connecticut, 1972-1983.
Member College Art Association M C.
Married Katharine Louise Atwater, June 22, 1935. Children: Charles Weston, David Atwater.