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Peck, William Henry was born on October 2, 1932 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of William Henry Peck and Mildred (Bass) Peck Tuten.
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Mummy portraits, tomb sculptures, and jewellery representing ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses, powerful rulers, and ordinary labourers come alive in this illustrated book. Concise descriptions of each work of art give essential information on the land, the people, the religion, and the afterlife.
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Peck, William Henry was born on October 2, 1932 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of William Henry Peck and Mildred (Bass) Peck Tuten.
Student, Ohio State University, 1953. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Wayne State University, 1960. Master of Arts, Wayne State University, 1961.
Jr.curator Detroit Institute Arts, 1960-1962, assistant curator, 1962-1964, associate curator, 1964-1968, curator ancient art, 1968—2004, acting chief curator, 1984-1988, senior curator, 1988—2004. Lecturer art history College Creative Studies, since 2004. Lecturer art history Cranbrook Academy Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1963-1965.
Visiting lecturer University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1970, University Michigan, Dearborn, 2005^. Adjunct professor art history Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1966. Excavations in Egypt, Mendes, 1964-1966, Precinct of Mut, Karnak, since 1978.
Adjunct faculty art history College Creative Studies, Detroit, since 2004, University Michigan, Dearborn, since 2005. Sessional instructor University Windsor, Ontario, 2006. Guest curator Arkansas Arts Center, 2008-2009.
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With United States Army, 1953-1955. Member Archaeol. Institute American, American Research Center Egypt, International Association Egyptologists, Society Study Egyptian Antiquities, Association Study Travel in Egypt and the Near East, American Association Museum, Oriental Institute-U. Chicago.
Married Ann Amelia Keller, February 2, 1957 (deceased 1965). Children: Alice Ann, Sarah Louise. Married Elsie Holmes, July 8, 1967.
1 child, William Henry IV.