The decade that Willett spent in the United States served to define his scholastic direction, with the seminal volume Ife in the History of West African Sculpture published in 1967, and later translated into both French and German. He was an inspiring teacher and writer and an experienced museum professional who re-energised the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery at Glasgow University, where he was the first Director. The leading Africanist of his generation, Frank Willett greatly advanced the study of the art of Africa and in particular of West African metal sculpture traditions. Frank Willett, anthropologist, archaeologist and museum curator: born Bolton, Lancashire 18 August 1925 Keeper of the Department of Ethnology and General Archaeology, Manchester Museum 1950-58 Honorary Surveyor of Antiquities, Nigerian Federal Government 1956-57, 1957-58 Archaeologist and Curator, Ife Museum, Nigeria 1958-63 Research Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford 1964-66 Professor of African Art and Archaeology, Northwestern University 1966-76 Director and Titular Professor, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow University 1976-90 (Emeritus), Honorary Senior Research Fellow 1990-20 Research Collaborator, Smithsonian Institution 1992-2004 married 1950 Connie Hewitt (one son, three daughters) died Glasgow 15 June 2006.
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