Ward, William E. (1922-2004)

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1922 - 2004

Parallel Names

Ward, William Edward

Biography

William E. Ward (1922-2004) was an artist and chief designer at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1957-1993. Born in Cleveland to Lura D. and Edward Ward he was educated at Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Institute of Art, and Columbia University. During World War II he served in the U.S. army terrain intelligence unit in India and Ceylon, where he developed a life long interest in southeast asian art. After his military service Mr. Ward worked in the education and oriental art departments of the museum prior to being named head designer. He also was a professor of caligraphy and watercolor at the Cleveland Institute of Art. As a practicing artist he exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions throughout Ohio and other states. Ward was married to internationally renowned fiber artist Evelyn Svec. Their private art collection was featured in a number of exhibitions at CIA and CMA.

Occupations

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Cleveland Museum of Art Scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: 1111.050

Scope and Contents note Scrapbooks were maintained by several museum departments including Education, Publications, and Public Information. All publication scrapbooks have been retained and each item contained in the books are described fully. Only the first two years of newspaper scrapbooks were retained in their entirety as examples of the types of news items that were clipped. Since most substantive news items are included in the library clipping files and archives vertical file, most newspaper scrapbooks were...

Dates: 1916-1972

Found in: Cleveland Museum of Art Archives / Cleveland Museum of Art Scrapbooks