Gregor Norman-Wilcox

Gregor Norman-Wilcox (1905-1969) was hired in 1957 as the Palace’s first curator to oversee the furnishing plan. A graduate of the Cleveland School of Art, Norman-Wilcox worked briefly as an interior designer before joining the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. There he became curator of decorative arts, and took sabbaticals for special projects like furnishing Tryon Palace. On these special projects he frequently worked with his wife Grace A. Steen, a specialist in Oriental art.

Collection ID: IC.2007.130