Kreeger was born in 1909 to Jewish parents who emigrated from Russia, settling in Highland Park, New Jersey, where they operated a small grocery store He died in Washington DC at the age of 81, following a battle with neck cancer.
"[1] His art collection contained works of the most famous artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso and Kandinsky.
He remained at the Justice Department until 1946, at which point he went to Washington resuming his legal role in a private practice.
[3] Kreeger also served on the boards of the Arena Stage, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown University, the Peabody Institute of Music and the National Gallery; a trustee emeritus of American University and a National Vice President of the American Jewish Committee.
Kreeger created them to “generate interest in creative work among students at Georgetown University.” There were seven awards for excellence awarded in each of the seven fields in Georgetown’s Fine Arts Department curriculum (drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, art history, music, and drama).