Frederick S. Wight

Frederick S. Wight received his master’s degree at Harvard studying in Paul Sack’s museum training program. He went on to be Associate Director at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. In 1953 he became the head of the art department at UCLA and Director of what is now the Frederick S. Wight Gallery at the university. He is credited with helping shape Los Angeles’ engagement with modern art to become a major art center.