Richard Brettell, Impressionism Scholar Who Transformed Texas Art Scene, Has Died at 71

Richard Brettell, a former director of the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas and arts educator, has died at age 71. According to the publication Glasstire, the cause of Brettell’s death was cancer.
Brettell helmed the DMA from 1988 to 1992, during which time he oversaw an expansion of the museum that added educational and exhibition spaces, a library, and an installation for arts of the Americas. During Brettell’s tenure at the institution, the DMA acquired over 3,000 objects and present