January 2009
The Kimbell Art Museum has appointed Eric McCauley Lee director of the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati. Dr. Lee will become only the fourth director in the Museum’s history and will succeed Timothy Potts, who left in 2007 for the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Dr. Lee will assume his post at the Kimbell in early spring 2009.
“We are thrilled to hand over the reins of the directorship to Dr. Lee,” said Kay Fortson, who is president of the Kimbell’s Board of Directors.
“An extensive search yielded many outstanding candidates, but in Dr. Lee we found the perfect fit: an experienced museum director and accomplished art historian with the leadership qualities to guide the Kimbell in an exciting new era. I am confident that he will thrive here, bringing fresh vision and sound judgment to the Kimbell of the future.”
Brenda Cline, executive vice president for the Kimbell Art Foundation, commented, “Dr. Lee has demonstrated a commitment to the highest standards of scholarship and museum professionalism. He is a strong, experienced executive whose passion for art is contagious. He will be a welcome addition to our talented staff and a new point of pride for the Fort Worth community.”
“I am deeply honored to be chosen as the next director of the Kimbell Art Museum, an institution I have long admired and loved,” said Dr. Lee. “With its iconic building by Louis Kahn and its extraordinary collections, exhibitions, and programs, the Kimbell has a magic that places it at the forefront of American museums.”
“It is a living, evolving institution that continues to grow through spectacular acquisitions and, now, with the addition of a new building by one of the world’s great architects, Renzo Piano. I look forward to working with the Kimbell’s board and staff in charting the course of the next chapter in the Kimbell’s distinguished history.”
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