Joseph S. Czestochowski Jr.
Museum director
Born Aug. 8, 1950, New York City, U.S.; son of Joseph and Julia (Skowron); married Debra (Kindred Nicholson); child: Stefan Parker.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1971, Master of arts (M.A.), 1973, University of Illinois, Champaign - Urbana; Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1971.
Career: curator, Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis (TN), 1973-75; director, Decker Gallery, Baltimore (MD), 1975-78, and Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (IA), 1978 -.
Author, i.a.: The Pioneers, 1977; The Combined Works of Arthur B. Davies, 1979; Polish Posters, 1979; Prints by Childe Hassam, 1980; John S. Curry und Grant Wood - A Portrait of Rural America, 1981; The American Landscape Tradition, 1738-65, 1982; Marvin D. Cone - An American Tradition, 1985; Arthur B. Davies - Catalogue Raisonne of Prints, 1988; Marvin Cone - Art as Self-Portrait, 1990; James Swannn - In Quest of Printmaker, 1990; various programs initiated by Museum of Art in Cedar Rapids; numerous articles in professional journals.
Member of: board directors member, Liberal Arts & Science College Alumni Association, University of Illinois, Champaign; International Council of Museums; Association of Museum Directors; American Association of Museums; College Art Association; National Advisory Council, Center for the Study of Presidency, New York City; Rotary International, Cedar Rapids; trustee, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.), and Kosciuszko Foundation.
Honors: fellowships, Vatican Museum, 1976, Smithsonian Institution, 1976, 1977-79; Nancy Hank Memorial Award for professional excellence, American Association of Museums, 1985.
Languages: English, Polish, French, German.
Office: The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 3rd Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996