Background
Dyke, Willard Ames Van was born on December 5, 1906 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Louis and Pearl (Ames) Van Dyke.
educator Photographer motion picture director
Dyke, Willard Ames Van was born on December 5, 1906 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Louis and Pearl (Ames) Van Dyke.
Co-founder (including Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham) Group f.64, 1932. Photographer art project Public Works Administration, San Francisco, 1934, Harper's Bazaar, 1935. Director department film Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1965-1974.
Professor State University of New York at Purchase, 1973-1981. Visiting professor University New Hampshire, 1968, 69. Board directors Anthology Film Archives, 1977.
Appointed 1st laureate artist-in-residence Harvard University.
Member Yale Art Council, 1976-1986. Member visiting committee in environmental studies Harvard University, 1981-1986. Trustee International Film Sems., president 1965-1972.
Member Brandeis University Commission for Awards in Creative Arts, 1977. Member Century Club (New York City).
Married Mary Gray Barnett, January 2, 1938 (divorced March 1950). Children: Alison Van Dyke Downing, Peter. Married Margaret Barbara Murray Milikin, June 17, 1950.
Children: Murray, Cornelius.