| Philippe de Montebello AKA Guy Philippe Henri Lannes de Montebello Born: 16-May-1936
Birthplace: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Curator Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Director of the Metropolitan Museum, 1977-2008 Military service: US Army (1956-58, 2nd Lt.) Father: André Roger Lannes de Montebello (b. 6-Jul-1908, d. 2-Dec-1986)
Mother: Germaine Wiener de Croisset (b. 26-Oct-1913, d. 31-Jul-1975)
Wife: Edith Bradford Myles (m. 24-Jun-1961, two sons, one daughter)
Son: Marc André Marie Lannes de Montebello (b. 11-Oct-1964)
Daughter: Laure Bernstein (b. 5-May-1968)
Son: Charles Lannes de Montebello (b. 16-Jan-1971)
High School: Lycée Français, Manhattan, NY (1958)
University: BA Art History, Harvard University (1961)
University: MA, New York University (1976)
Hispanic Society of America Chairman (2015-)
Metropolitan Museum of Art Director (1977-2008)
Metropolitan Museum of Art Vice Director, Curation & Education (1974-77)
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Director (1969-74)
Metropolitan Museum of Art Asst. Curator, European Paintings (1963-69)
American Federation of Arts Trustee
Association of Art Museum Curators
Association of Art Museum Directors
Museums Council of New York City
Naturalized US Citizen 1955
French Legion of Honor 1991
National Medal of Arts 2002
National Humanities Medal 2010
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