William Douglas "Doug" Hartley was born November 24, 1921 in Indianapolis, IN. He was an art historian, artist, and educator living and working in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois and passed away April 12, 2006.
Ph.D. in Philosophy, New York University; New York, NY (1971)
MFA, Kansas City Art Institute; Kansas City, MO (1951)
MFA, Indiana University; Bloomington, IN (1949)
BS, Indiana University; Bloomington, IN (1948)
Studies at University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI
Art Department Chair; Pueblo, CO (1951-1954)
Emeritus Professor of Art, art history, art appreciation, humanities, sculpture, and methods classes, Illinois State University; Normal, IL (active 1954-1989)
Hartley participated in a collaborative print project at Normal Editions Workshop in the School of Art at Illinois State University for the President's Suite portfolio in 1979.
Artist William Douglas Hartley with his bronze bust of Eubie Blake during public presentation of bust ceremony on February 4, 1988 (photograph from Tulane University Digital Library)