Kirk Robertson 1946-2017
In Fallon on the evening of April 29, Kirk Robertson (right) and Valerie Serpa chatted with University of Nevada, Reno art professor Howard Rosenberg (left) at a fundraising speaking engagement for the American Association of University Women which Rosenberg gives each year. Robertson died a few hours later. He was a prominent Nevada arts leader and a Nevada Writers Hall of Fame laureate who helped make Fallon a cultural mecca. Born in Los Angeles, he took on roles in Nevada as editor of the Nevada State Council on the Arts journal and publisher at Duck Down Press. He was a guiding force behind Oats Park Art Center, which gave Fallon a prominent role in Nevada arts affairs and was described in the Nevada Online Encyclopedia as having “a reputation that draws audiences from Reno, Carson City and Northern California.” Rosenberg said this week that people in arts circles are “walking around in a daze” after hearing the news of Robertson’s death.
PHOTO/DENNIS MYERS
Kirk Robertson 1946-2017
More Local Stories » News Pic
Picking up steam
Employees at the Nevada State Railroad Museum prepared a steam engine for operation.
Published on 04.13.17
