TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — The Florida Art Museum Directors Association is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2007 FAMDA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD is Arthur R. Blumenthal, Ph.D., Director Emeritus of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, in Winter Park, Florida. As stated in Blumenthal’s nomination letter by Ken Rollins, interim director, Tampa Museum of Art, “His academic contributions to the museum profession are unparalleled by anyone in the State of Florida.” Dr. Blumenthal has been a museum professional for four decades, beginning as a Ford Foundation Fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The purpose of the FAMDA Achievement Award is to recognize outstanding professional achievement or extraordinary contributions to Florida’s art museums. Recipients must have served as a museum professional in Florida for at least five years or have served as a long-term contributor to the enhancement of the visual arts in the State of Florida.
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