Ira Licht

As I sit here in Bristol, UK, I'm listening to a superb recording of four Mozart quartets, played by The New Music Quartet in about 1956. I liberated the slightly battered vinyl from a charity shop a few months ago for £1. Curiously it was stamped on the back, "Ira Licht, 18 Barrington St, Jamaica, New York." And now I know, though sadly through condolences, that I'm through touch and dust somehow connected with (for what i can tell from all these lovely words) a great man of art, music,...

Ira made the experience of being a Lowe Art Museum docent a joy, and I remember with great clarity our discussions of classical music and recordings. He so valued his own collection. Thank you, Ira, for enhancing my aesthetic experiences during a brief number of years we spent in Miami.

My husband, Doug Sheer, and I just learned of Ira's passing. We are filled with sadness at this news. We had the pleasure of spending time with Ira and Carol at their home in the Berkshires a few years ago. Never having gotten to know each other as children, we first cousins enjoyed our long overdue meeting. We didn't know that our late-blooming relationship would be so brief. Nevertheless, we appreciate what we did have, and offer our heart-felt condolences to his sister Judith and...

A dear friend whose memory will always be for blessings!

Sorry to lose Ira. A major contributor to the South Florida cultural landscape.

Ira Licht brought the highest standards in Contemporary Art to Miami. The exhibitions he produced at the Lowe Art Museum were very influential and laid down the foundation for the Contemporary Art community of Miami today.

I remember his George Segal exhibition, which was brilliantly installed, and his Abstract Expressionist show.

He was generous with his knowledge, and his connoisseurship was unparalleled in Miami.

There will never be another Ira Licht.

I will always remember the enthusiasm with which Ira received the CINTAS Foundation Old Masters Collection long-term loan and the support he gave exhibiting the El Greco, Goya and Murillo masterpieces to the Miami community. His dry wit gave his efforts a certain gravitas which made our collaboration special. Rest in Peace.

Ira was a wonderful inspiration to many of those who supported The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami years ago. He was the magnetic force that brought together art lovers seeking involvement. His intelligence at that time was unmatched. The University of Miami and the art community especially was marked with good fortune through Ira´s direction. Rest in Peace Ira, a friend and Inspiration. Hermina J. Seiden

How sad to read about Ira. When I moved into my new apartment and started art collecting, he helped me understand how critical the placement of the artwork was. We spent three days working on hanging the collection and ensuring all was placed well. Ira was a brilliant, charming and mysterious man. I valued his experience, our conversations, and his sensitivity as a friend.