Dr. Wolfgang Freitag was one of the prime movers and founding members of our Society.  Many may remember him as the former director of the Fine Arts Library, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University.  He was also an important contributor to our professional literature including what I believe is still the most comprehensive early history of “Art Libraries and Collections” which was published in the Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science, 1968.  He was an early advocate for the inclusion of  what we used to call “audio-visual media” in our libraries, and we co-authored one of the early essays on “Slides” published in the book Nonprint Media in Academic Libraries, ALA, 1975.  Wolfgang was an articulate and scholarly voice, and champion for our profession whose legacy can still be experienced through his publications, and through the vitality and international  integrity and impact of ARLIS/NA.  But even more meaningful for those of us who had the great good fortune to work directly with Wolfgang, he was a dear colleague with extraordinary intelligence and a great sense of humor.   With deep gratitude and respect for one the truly great leaders in our profession,

B. J. Irvine, Former Fine Arts Librarian, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.   

 

 

Just want to make sure everyone saw this:

FREITAG, Dr. Wolfgang M. Of Lexington, November 14, 2012. Beloved husband of Doris C. (Pfeil) Freitag. Loving father of Thomas Martin Freitag and his wife Nicola of Switzerland, and Dr. Tilman Freitag and his partner Helen Schwickrath of Arlington. Brother of Elisabeth Beck of Germany. He is also survived by a beloved grandchild, Tobias Martin Freitag of Switzerland. Librarian and Senior Lecturer in the Fine Arts Department at Harvard University. A memorial service is planned for a later date. Interment Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.

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