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Yes, Daniel, thank you for this. Bill was a gracious, elegant gentleman, and a damned good painter, too. We were lucky to have known him, there cannot be too many of his kind. Clayton On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Ann Abid <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thank you, Daniel, for your comforting, while sad, announcement of Bill's > career and life. I don't recall when I first met Bill, probably in about > 1969 or '70, but I do recall seeing him annually thereafter until we both > retired and experiencing his kindness, graciousness and wisdom. I will > miss thinking of him alive in this world. RIP, dear Bill. > > Ann Abid > Cleveland Museum of Art, Retired > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 26, 2017, at 10:47 AM, Deirdre Lawrence <Deirdre.Lawrence@ > BROOKLYNMUSEUM.ORG> wrote: > > > > Thank you Daniel for this lovely summary of Bill's distinguished career. > > > > Bill is remembered for his keen direction of the Brooklyn Museum > Libraries especially for his vision towards development of our research > collections as a resource for the public as well as for the Museum staff. > While he was director of the Watson Library, he also worked with me and > several colleagues on the formation of the Art Museum Libraries Consortium > (AMLC). The AMLC's goal was to build and enrich the online library catalogs > for the Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Metropolitan > Museum of Art and MoMA which was successfully accomplished. He was a true > visionary in forging a pathway for art museum libraries to be considered > research centers for staff and public alike. > > > > Bill will live on in our hearts and memories and in the collections he > helped to develop during his long career. He was a a very gracious person > who was generous of spirit and time to many and was a great pleasure to > work with him both on a professional and personal basis. > > > > Deirdre Lawrence > > Brooklyn Museum > > > > ________________________________ > > From: ARLIS/NA List [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Daniel Starr > [[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2017 8:33 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [ARLIS-L] Bill Walker > > > > I’m sad to report that William Bond Walker died on February 22 at the > age of 86 after a long illness. He was a founding member of ARLIS/NA and > our third President. He was also the recipient of the Distinguished Service > Award for 1991. > > > > Bill began his career as Librarian-Trainee at the Donnell Branch of the > New York Public Library in 1955. He was Reference Librarian/Cataloger at > the Metropolitan Museum Art from 1957-1959, Chief Librarian of the Brooklyn > Museum’s Art Reference Library, 1959-1964, Supervisory Librarian at the > National Collection of Fine Arts and National Portrait Gallery Library, > Smithsonian Institution,1964-1980, and the Arthur K. Watson Chief > Librarian of Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum Art, > 1980-1994. He retired in 1994. > > > > He received his B.A. at the State University of Iowa in Iowa City in > 1953 and his M.L.S from Rutgers University in 1958. He was an avid painter > and exhibited widely, including at the Art and Music Library of the > University of Rochester and the Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, New York. > > > > Bill is survived by his long-time partner John Balkema, Kimball Farms > Lifecare Community, 235 Walker St, Lenox, MA 01240. > > > > He will be remembered fondly by many whose life he touched, not only for > his professional activities and sound advice, but also for his unfailing > graciousness. The first words many of us heard from him early in our > careers were, “Hello, my name is Bill Walker,” along with a big smile and a > firm handshake. > > > > Daniel Starr > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask]<mailto: > [log in to unmask]> For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: > http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative > matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[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]<mailto: > [log in to unmask]> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about > joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna 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/membership/join-arlisna 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] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > -- C C Kirking Silvernail Farm "...read the book!" Diana Kennedy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~