Castile, Rand

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CASTILE, Rand

CASTILE, Rand. American, b. 1938. Genres: Art/Art history. Career: Freelance writer and critic, 1963-67; Japan Society, New York City, education director, 1967-70, founding director of Japan House Gallery (now Japan Society Gallery), 1970-85; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA, director, 1985-94, director emeritus, 1995-; lecturer on Japanese arts at U.S., Australian, and Japanese universities and museums. Publications: The Way of Tea, 1971, 2nd ed., 1979; Ikeda and Ida: Two New Japanese Printmakers, 1974; Japanese Art Now: Tadaaki Kuwayama and Rikuro Okamoto, 1980. Author of exhibition catalogs. Contributor to journals, newspapers, and magazines. Address: 9 Key St, Eastport, ME 04631, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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