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Person
Authorized form of name
Peat, Wilbur David, 1898-1966
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Description area
Dates of existence
1898-1966
History
Born November 8, 1898 in China to missionary parents. Became director of the John Herron Art Museum in 1929 and served for 36 years until 1965. Peat oversaw the opening of the new Herron School of Art in 1929. He passed away December 14, 1966.