George Gurney ’62

George Gurney ’62, of Center Harbor, N.H., formerly of Arlington, Va.; Oct. 28. He spent the year before entering Brown in England and developed a passion for art. Upon his return from England, he matriculated at Brown, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Delaware. He taught at the University of Hartford and Sweet Briar College before entering the museum profession as a fellow at the National Gallery of Art. He worked as a curator of sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum for more than 25 years and was named curator emeritus at the time of his retirement. After retiring, he and his wife moved to New Hampshire and he volunteered with several environmental causes and served on the town’s Conservation Commission. He enjoyed a glass of bourbon and a game of cribbage nightly. He is survived by his wife, Susan, a daughter, and a son.