Artist Paul Brach was the founding dean of the CalArts School of Art. During his time at CalArts (1969-1975), Brach was instrumental in hiring faculty including John Baldessari, Allan Kaprow, Nam June Paik and Miriam Schapiro to shape the innovative program.
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[1] http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-brach6dec06,1,3245902.story?coll=la-news-obituaries&ctrack=2&cset=true
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/arts/04brach.html?_r=1&oref=slogin