Background
III, Aaron Bret Waller, was born on December 7, 1935 in Liberal, Kansas, United States. Son of Aaron Bret and Juanita M. (Slawson) W.
III, Aaron Bret Waller, was born on December 7, 1935 in Liberal, Kansas, United States. Son of Aaron Bret and Juanita M. (Slawson) W.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas City Art Institute, 1957. Master of Fine Arts, University Kansas, 1958. Postgraduate, University Kansas, 1967.
Postgraduate (Fulbright grantee), University Oslo, 1964.
Graduate assistant, U. Kansas, 1957-1958;
director, The Citadel Museum, Military College South Carolina., 1957-1958;
director, Museum Art, U. Kansas, 1964-1971;
department head public education and higher education, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1971-1973;
director, Museum Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1973-1980;
director, Memorial Art Gallery, U. Rochester, New York, 1980-1985;
adjunct associate professor fine arts department, Memorial Art Gallery, U. Rochester, 1980-1985;
associate director for education public affairs, Jean Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, 1985-1990;
director, Indianapolis Museum Art, since 1990. Associate professor University of Michigan, 1973-1980. Coordinator museum studies program Institute Fine Arts, New York University, 1971-1973.
Teacher City College New York, 1971-1973.
Member Association Art Museum Directors (treasurer 1980-1981, trustee 1992-1994), Intermuseum Conservation Association (president 1977-1978), American Association Museums (national committee on museum training 1976-1978, counselor-at-large 1986-1989, treasurer standing committee on education 1990-1992), College Art Association.
Married Mary Lou Dooley, September 3, 1959. Children: Bret, Mary Elizabeth.