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Ketchum, William Clarence was born on March 29, 1931 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of William C. and Mildred Ann (Roberts) Ketchum.
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Ketchum, William Clarence was born on March 29, 1931 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of William C. and Mildred Ann (Roberts) Ketchum.
Bachelor of Arts, Union College, 1953; Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1956.
Attorney Kriendler & Kriendler, New York City, 1956, Martin, Clearwater & Bell, New York City, 1960-1965, R.S. Lane, New York City, 1965-1969. Law secretary to Judge Lane of Civil Court, New York County, 1969-1976. Instructor course on American antiques New School, 1970-1987.
Instructor antiques course CUNY-Hunter College, 1978-1979. Member faculty New York University, 1984—2009, Folk Art Institute, 1987—2009, Marymount College, Tarrytown, New York, 1987-1992. Guest curator Museum American Folk Art, New York City, since 1974, curator special projects, 1985-1990, member national advisory committee, since 1992.
Guest curator Nassau County Fine Arts Museum, 1980, Boscobel Restoration, 1995. Curator Female Folk Artists United States, Japan, 1988-1989, American Board Games Katonah (New York ) Museum Art, 1992, Scarsdale (New York ) History Society, 1993-1994. Guest speaker Seminar on Early American Life, Pennsylvania Farm Museum, Lancaster, 1974, Smithsonian Institution, 1976, Mercer Museum, Hancock Shaker Museum, 1977.
Guest lecturer Flemington History Society, 1975-1976, antiques seminar New York University, 1973-1975, 78-79, 81-84, New Haven History Society, 1975, Shelburne (Vermont) Museum, 1976, 78, St. Mary's of the Woods College, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1976-1978, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1978, Nassau County Fine Arts Museum, 1980, Museum American Folk Art, 1978-1984, Peale Museum, Baltimore, 1984, Delaware Art Museum, 1985, New York State Museum, 1985, 2000, Seattle Art Museum, 1986-1987, Jacksonville (Florida) Museum Art, 1987, Marymount College, 1987-1992, Hiram (Ohio) College, 1988, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California, 1988, Chautauqua (New York ) Institute, 1989, Art and Culture Center Hollywood, Florida, 1990, Philbrook Museum Art, Tulsa, 1991, Katonah (New York ) Museum Art, 1993, 99, Scarsdale (New York ) History Society, 1993, Claremont State (New York ) History Site, 1994, Edinboro (Pennsylvania) College, 1994-2000, Bruce Museum, 1995, 2002, Museum of City of New York, 1995, Canterbury (New Hampshire) Shaker Village, 1997, New York State Archaeol. Association, 1997, 2000, New York History Association, 1999-2001, Connecticut Ceramic Circuit, 1997, 2002, American Society Appraisers, 2000, 03. Consultant antique series Time-Life, Inc., 1976-1978.
Series consultant Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiques, 1982-1984. Spokesperson Quality, Value, Convenience, 1993. Consultant material culture, archaeological excavations Fort Edward and Fort William Henry, New York, 1994-2004, New York State History Association, since 1996, New Jersey State History Society, 2004, Maryland Auctioneers' Association, 2004.
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Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve, 1956-1960. Member Association of Bar of City of New York (member committee uniform state laws 1972-1976, member art committee 1976-1978), New York State History Society, Northeast Archeological Association, Westchester County History Society (board trustees since 2005).
Married Erica Stoller. Children: Aaron, Alison, Ian.