Paul J. Smith (arts administrator), Date of Birth

Paul J. Smith (arts administrator)

American curator

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1931

Profession: curator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Paul J.
Smith (born September 8, 1931) is an arts administrator, curator, and artist living in New York.
Director Emeritus of the Museum of Arts and Design (formerly the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, of which he served as director in 1963–1979, and, following the change of the museum's name to American Craft Museum, 1979–1987), Smith has been professionally involved with the art, craft, and design fields since the early 1950s and is closely associated with the twentieth-century "studio craft movement" in the United States.
He joined the staff of the American Craftsmen's Council (ACC, now the American Craft Council) in 1957, and was appointed Director of the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in 1963.
In September 1987, after 30 years with ACC, he assumed the position of Director Emeritus to provide independent consulting for museums, arts organizations, and collectors.