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Show Photos by Trent Nelson/ The SaltLake Tribune Frank Sanguinetti in the Elsa B. Bamberger Michael European Gallery at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Frank Sanguinetti, Architect of an Artistic Gem BY BRANDON GRIGGS F THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE rank Sanguinetti was leading a tour of the new Utah Museum of Fine Arts last week when a woman, one of his former art students, threw her arms around him and burst into tears. "She was just overwhelmed," said Sanguinetti, 84. "She said I was a metaphor for everything that was in the museum." To many Utah art lovers, the silver-haired Sanguinetti is the museum. He became its first professional director in 1967, personally acquired more than 95 percent of its collection, launched its popular educational programs and lobbied hard for more gallery space. |
