John W. Smith, 51, currently the director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art, takes over at the RISD museum in September. He succeeds Hope Alswang, who resigned in July 2009 under pressure from RISD President John Maeda.
John W. Smith, 51, currently the director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art, takes over at the RISD museum in September. He succeeds Hope Alswang, who resigned in July 2009 under pressure from RISD President John Maeda.