Thomas Livesay has come a long way from his first job in the art world as the director of the Longview Museum & Art Center in Texas. As the executive director of the LSU Museum of Art, Livesay still is sculpting the art community, only now in Baton Rouge. And he’s doing it by bringing in the best and the brightest. The best business advice he’s received is to “Always hire people smarter than you,” he says. “I always do exactly that. Just ask our employees.” With any luck—and the intellectual power of his staff—he’ll fulfill his greatest hope for the city, making the arts a crucial part of its soul. Read the full Q&A with Livesay here. Here is a sample:
If you could have dinner with any three living people, who would they be?
Authors Sarah Vowell, Jill Lepore and artist Cindy Sherman.
