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Obituaries
Passion For Art
Stacy Gittleman
Birmingham.
In 2002, she moved the gallery to
Ferndale. Through her art patron-
he art world knew Susanne
age, she elevated many local artists
Hilberry of Birmingham
to the national scene and sponsored
for the way she discovered
art shows of New York artists such as
young, local talent on the brink of
portraitist Alice Neel and sculptor Joel
artistic fame. Her family knew her to
Shapiro.
be fiercely loyal, curious and "ency-
Shapiro, who spoke at her funeral,
clopedic" in her knowledge of art and
recalled their 40-year friendship and
architecture.
the many times she exhibited his work
The pioneering art
at her gallery.
visionary and Detroit
"Art overcomes the
art dealer and founder
tumult we all experience
of the Susanne
in life, and this is what
Hilberry Gallery died
she could see in us:' said
at age 72 on Aug. 13,
Shapiro. He said they not
2015, at Beaumont
only had a professional
Hospital in Royal Oak
working relationship, but
from complications
she also knew three gen-
from a brain tumor.
erations of his family. He
"Perhaps the best
spoke of the late art dealer's
way to honor her is
"steely compassion" for her
Susanne Hilb erry
when you see some-
husband, Richard, whom
thing beautiful, let
she cared for in his last
your eyes gaze upon it for a while, ask years of life coping with Alzheimer's
`why it is beautiful?' ... and let all the
disease.
beauty in this world move through
Speaking of Susanne's promotion
you:' said Rabbi Tamara Kolton to a
of the arts, Shapiro said, "She did not
large gathering of mourners at the
do this to make money, but to support
funeral held Aug. 16 at Ira Kaufman
the arts and artists who would not
Chapel in Southfield.
have survived without her patronage.
Eulogizing his older sister, Jonathan
"She was the bright light in our
Feld of Chicago said Susanne "opened
often dim world."
Her older brother, Daniel Feld of
up a new vocabulary of art and archi-
tecture from the time we were quite
New York, recalled traveling in Greece
young.
with his sister when they were in their
"She opened our eyes to things like
20s. As they visited one art museum
historic preservation and art in differ-
after another, she served as his own
ent media. She saw beauty and cre-
private guide.
ativity here in Detroit, and she would
"She had an incredible encyclopedic
just pull it out of people. She wanted
memory:" said Daniel. "As Susanne
took delight in explaining the signifi-
to create an art scene here in the com-
munity in which she grew up."
cance of each artifact, I could not help
Jonathan recalls Susanne sharing
but notice we were followed by other
her passion for art with her entire
tourists listening in on what my sister
family and giving him opportuni-
had to say."
ties to "peer into the greatness of her
Susanne Hilberry was the beloved
world" when she purchased original
wife of the late Richard Kandarian;
silkscreens from Andy Warhol for
cherished sister of Daniel (Ann E.
each member of the family or took
Berman) Feld and Jonathan (Shelley
Longmuir) Feld; loving aunt of Sara
him along to visit the apartments of
Elizabeth Feld, Laurence Freedman
up-and-coming New York artists she
would one day show in her gallery in
and David C. Feld; devoted daugh-
Metro Detroit.
ter of the late Dr. David and the late
"Art buyers trusted her eye and
Barbara Feld. She was also survived
her ability to recognize talent:' said
by Richard's daughters, Kathryn
Jonathan. "That is why her gallery
Kandarian and Susan Kandarian
flourished."
(Elizabeth Mora).
Susanne started her career in 1969
Interment was at Adat Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may
at the Detroit Institute of the Arts,
assisting legendary contemporary
be made to the Susanne E Hilberry
art curator Sam Wagstaff. In 1976,
Endowment for the Arts, do Bruce
with Wagstaff's encouragement and
Kahn, trustee, Seyburn Kahn, P.C.,
the financial support of her family,
2000 Town Center, Suite 1500,
she opened her own gallery in the
Southfield, MI 48075. Arrangements
lower level of 555 S. Old Woodward in by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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