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Thanks Hinda, for forwarding Clive Phillpot's message about Wolfgang. These words especially bear repeating: "He was the scholar art librarian who articulated the specifics of the profession in print, in practice and in person. He gave us standards, structure, dignity. He was a genial authority, a great friend, an insightful thinker, and a serious, humorous, avuncular man." And yes, Clive, those of us who were in New Orleans at that fabulous conference in 1980 remember the romance of it very well; thank you for reminding us of it, and for expressing so well Wolfgang's contributions as a scholar-librarian and a person. --Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: Hinda Sklar To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 7:03 AM Subject: [ARLIS-L] In honour of Wolfgang Freitag May I add a few words to Betty-Jo Irvine’s tribute to Wolfgang Feitag. It is very sad to hear of Wolfgang’s passing, he was one of the bulwarks of our profession; indeed, the fact that we can talk of the profession of ‘art librarian’, let alone enjoy an art libraries society owes so much to him. He was the scholar art librarian who articulated the specifics of the profession in print, in practice and in person. He gave us standards, structure, dignity. He was a genial authority, a great friend, an insightful thinker, and a serious, humorous, avuncular man. We were lucky to enjoy his presence in North American and international gatherings of art librarians for so many years. One memory persists: Wolfgang and Doris dancing to Cajun fiddlers in New Orleans. Clive Phillpot in London PRIVACY & CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE Information contained in this email and any attachment is confidential and is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient please notify us immediately. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this information without our prior consent is strictly prohibited. The views of the author may not necessarily reflect those of the Architectural Association (Inc.). If you have any doubts as to the authenticity of this e-mail please contact either the sender or the Architectural Association directly. The Architectural Association, Inc. is a Registered Charity Incorporated as a Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 171402. Registered office: 36 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3ES. VIRUS WARNING The contents of any attachment to this email may contain software viruses that could damage your own computer system. While the Architectural Association (Inc.) has taken reasonable precautions to minimize this risk, it cannot accept liability for any damage that you suffer as a result of software viruses. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~