Halley Brewster Savery Hough

Halley Brewster Savery Hough (October 10, 1894 – June 19, 1967) was the first curator of the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington.

Early life and family Helen Halley Brewster was born in Oakland, California, on October 10, 1894, the daughter of Charles Union Brewster (1862–1920) and Bertha Halley.

Career Halley Savery was a scholar of Indian, Persian and East Asian art.

From 1921 to 1924, Savery was the executive secretary of the Hearst Greek Theatre operated by the University of California, Berkeley.

Since 1927, the year it was founded, Savery was Acting Director, and first curator, of the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington.

Between 1930 and 1933, Savery curated four exhibitions: "Daumier Lithographs," "Selections from the Charles Joseph Rider Collection of Synchromist Paintings," "17th and 18th-Century Persian Costumes" and Italian paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Collection.

In 1940 and 1941, Savery was chairperson of National Art Week for Seattle, Washington. The National Art Week was established by the Federal Art Project to cultivate a consumer and a greater cultural awareness of the arts across America. It was held in 1940 and 1941.

Personal life Halley Savery was a resident of Washington since 1926 and lived at 4711 15th Avenue, N. E., Seattle, Washington.

Halley Brewster married William Savery (born ca. 1875) and they had one son, James Savery (born ca. 1911).

Legacy The Halley Brewster Savery Hough papers, circa 1920–1940 are held at University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections; they consists of lecture notes, teaching materials, and related papers concerning Savery's teaching of Far Eastern art.