After earning a B.A. in English, Art served in the U.S. Army but soon returned to the UW to serve as editor of the Wisconsin Alumnus, while also earning an M.A. in English. In 1967, he was hired as a project specialist in the office of UW President Fred Harvey Harrington and then became assistant to the UW Vice-President. From 1970 to 1989, he served as assistant to several UW chancellors while also acting as director of the Office of Public Information. From 1989 to 1996, he served as special assistant to the provost, working in communications, fund administration, commencement, public records and special assignments. Following his workday, Art taught various late-afternoon courses as a lecturer in the UW-Madison School of Business, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Department of Art. Art also … published books focus on UW-Madison history, The University of Wisconsin: A Pictorial History; The First Fifteen Years: University Research Park, 1984-1999; and Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists and the Print Renaissance co-authored with Warrington Colescott.
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