Alan Shestack

Alan and Nancy were my good and then dear friends since they arrived in New Haven in the late 60's. Nancy and I team taught a world cultures course together in high school. It broke Alan's heart when she died. Alan was a wonderful story teller, making me and my family laugh till we cried at some of his encounters around the world. It is a comfort to know that others miss him as much as I do, and while I am no judge of his expertise in the art world, I know he was greatly sought after from...

IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THREE YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE DEATH OUR GOOD FRIEND ALAN I STILL REMEMBER TELLING ME AND MY WIFE "DO YOU BELIEVE I AM 80 YEARS OLD AND I AM STILL AROUND GIVING PEOPLE HARD TIME?" SUCH A GREAT FRIEND HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.ALAN AND NANCY J SHESTACK

Alan and I remained friends after I left the art school at Yale in 1977. Im a printmaker so I took his history of Graphic Art whole in graduate school. Loving old prints was something we shared. He loved pointing out the gradual change in prints from their creation to the present day.

I was devastated to hear of my cousin's death. We had hoped to see him on a trip to D.C. in March, but the corona virus delayed that trip. We will miss him terribly, but never forget the times we had together.

A generous and far-sighted director and colleague. We will miss him.

I remember Alan fondly as a fellow student at Harvard in 1962-63.

From art journalist/critic Lee Rosenbaum: My tribute to Alan on my CultureGrrl blog: https://www.artsjournal.com/culturegrrl/2020/04/alan-shestack-81-old-master-prints-scholar-generous-mentor-thrice-museum-director.html