biography of Walter Henry MCBRIDE (1905-?)

Birth place: Waterloo, IN

Addresses: Grand Rapids, MI

Profession: Art administrator, teacher, craftsperson, block printer, designer, etcher, lecturer, painter

Studied: John Herron Art Sch. & Ind. Univ. (B.A.E.); Oakland Sch. Arts & Crafts, Calif.; Harvard Grad. Sch. Fine Arts; with D. Ross; abroad.

Member: Am. Assn. Mus. Dirs.; Midwest Mus. Dirs. (pres., 1959); Am. Assn. Mus. (accrediting comt.); Northeast Ind. T. Assn.; Ind. Soc. Pr. M.

Comments: Positions: instr., Herron A. Sch., 1929-53; dir., Fort Wayne Art Sch. & Mus., Ind., 1933-34; dir., Grand Rapids Art Mus., Mich., 1954-70. Collections arranged: painting, sculpture, prints & crafts on local, state & nat level.

Sources: WW73; WW47.