Dr. Richard R. Brettell Death | Obituary – DMA’s former director Dr. Richard R. Brettell sadly passed away on July 25, 2020, Brettell was a brilliant scholar, curator, professor, and writer, he inspired countless colleagues, students, and citizens by enriching the Dallas arts landscape.
Rick Brettell served as Director of the Dallas Museum of Art from April 1988 to December 1992. A brilliant and passionate scholar, curator, professor, and writer, he inspired countless colleagues, students, and citizens during the more than three decades that he lived and worked in Dallas.
Brettell was an internationally recognized authority on Impressionism and French painting from 1830 to 1930. He obtained bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees from Yale University. Brettell joined the curatorial staff at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1980 and was the Searle Curator of European Painting at the time of his appointment to the DMA in 1988. He was the first director hired after the Museum’s relocation to the downtown Dallas Arts District in 1984.
We express our sympathy and deepest condolences to Dr. Richard R. Brettell’s family today and in the days, weeks, months, and years that are to come as they cope with his passing. May his soul rest in peace.
Today we mourn the loss of the DMA’s former director Dr. Richard R. Brettell. A brilliant scholar, curator, professor, and writer, he inspired countless colleagues, students, and citizens by enriching the Dallas arts landscape. Read our full statement: https://t.co/sXjKZpiNvi pic.twitter.com/VJ9Jrvna1m
— Dallas Museum of Art (@DallasMuseumArt) July 25, 2020
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