Background
Hood, Walter Kelly was born on August 19, 1928 in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Arthur and Rebecca Maude (Clay) Hood.
educator art historian mural painter
Hood, Walter Kelly was born on August 19, 1928 in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Arthur and Rebecca Maude (Clay) Hood.
Student, Antioch College, 1948-1949; student, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1949-1953; student, American Academy in Rome, 1953-1955; Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1957; Master of Fine Arts, U. Hawaii, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1966.
Professor art, department chairman art, Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, 1971-1990. Consultant on restoration of Brumidi fresco, Dome of the Capitol, Washington, 1987.
With United States Army, 1946-1948, Tokyo. Fellow American Academy in Rome. Member National Society Mural Painters.
Married Elizabeth Klaner Welch, July 29, 1967. 1 child, David Walter.