George stout biography
- George Leslie Stout (October 5, 1897 – July 1, 1978) was an American art conservation specialist and museum director who founded the first laboratory in the.
- George Leslie Stout was an American art conservation specialist and museum director who founded the first laboratory in the United States to study art conservation, as well as the first journal on the subject of art conservation.
- Biography.
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George Leslie Stout papers, 1855, 1897-1978
Collection Information
Size: 6.4 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of conservator and museum director George Leslie Stout measure 6.4 linear feet and date from 1855, 1897-1978. Stout was head of the conservation department at Harvard University's Fogg Art Museum, director of the Worcester Art Museum and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Massachusetts, and a member of the Monuments, Fine Art and Archives (MFAA) Section of the U.S. Army during World War II. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence with family, friends, colleagues and professional associations. There are letters from fellow Monuments Men who served in the MFAA section such as Thomas Carr Howe, Ardelia Hall, Lamont Moore, Theodore Sizer, Langdon Warner and several other prominent arts administrators. The papers also contain biographical materials, writings, sketches and one sketchbook, military records, printed materials, and photographs. There is a 0.2 linear foot addition to this collection acquired in 2020 that includes four diaries, 1944-1946, kept by
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George L. Stout
American museum director (1897–1978)
George L. Stout | |
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George Leslie Stout, c. 1965, Archives of American Art[1] | |
| Birth name | George Leslie Stout |
| Born | (1897-10-05)October 5, 1897 Winterset, Iowa |
| Died | July 1, 1978(1978-07-01) (aged 80) Santa Clara, California |
| Service / branch | U.S. Naval Reserve and U.S. Army |
| Awards | Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal,[1] Congressional Gold Medal [2] |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Hayes Stout[1] |
| Other work | Art conservation, museum director |
George Leslie Stout (October 5, 1897 – July 1, 1978) was an American art conservation specialist and museum director who founded the first laboratory in the United States to study art conservation, as well as the first journal on the subject of art conservation. During World War II, he was a member of the U.S. Army unit devoted to recovering art, the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives section (MFAA), a.k.a. "The Monuments Men."[3]
Life and career
Stout was born on October 5, 1897, in Winterset, Io
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Legendary art conservationist George Stout was born in Winterset, Iowa and graduated from Winterset High School in 1915. After 2 years at Grinnell College, he served overseas for two years in the US Medical Corps during WWI. Stout earned his bachelor’s degree and taught art at the University of Iowa. He earned his master’s degree in art history at Harvard University. Throughout his brilliant career, Stout developed the modern scientific principles of art conservation. During WWII, Stout was called back into active duty in Europe. He and a small troop of “Monuments Men” recovered millions of the world’s finest artworks, which had been stolen by the Nazis. The art was hidden in salt mines, castles and other remote areas. For his military service, George Stout was awarded the Bronze Star and the US Army Commendation Medal.
When George Clooney’s film, The Monuments Men, hit the big screen in early 2014, Winterset was delighted to recognize a local star from their own history books. Clooney’s character, Frank Stokes, was based
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