Taking a Step-by-Step Approach to Growth

Olga Viso, now director of the Walker Art Center, was hired by Mr. Benezra as an assistant curator at the Hirshhorn in 1994 and considers him her mentor.

“I learned my curatorial, installation and collection-building skills from Neal,” Ms. Viso said. “He’s a great long-view, strategic thinker. Watching Neal, I learned the importance of balancing impulse with patience.”