When William A. Fagaly was a graduate student in art history at Indiana University in the early 1960s, the professor in his area of concentration nicknamed him Intrepid. That pleased Mr. Fagaly, although he never understood how the word applied to him. Dr. Sieber would apply the nickname to subsequent students, perhaps because he knew he was sending them where few post-grads had gone before. Mr. Fagaly, universally known as Bill, worked for 50 years in various positions at the New Orleans Museum of Art. A major part of his legacy was his expansion and refining of the museum’s African art holdings, although his contributions in the areas of Southern outsider art and contemporary art were also substantial.

Source: International New York Times July 03, 2021 22:07 UTC