In a journalism career spanning more than three decades, Madigan has written for the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Politico, Reader's Digest, and, for thirty years, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. His books include the critically acclaimed The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 and a novel of the Greatest Generation and the aftermath of World War II, Every Common Sight. In 1995, an assignment for the Star-Telegram led Madigan to interview Fred Rogers, the icon of children's television. That encounter led to a close friendship between the two men that lasted until Rogers's death in 2003. In 2012, Madigan authored the celebrated memoir I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers.
Author Tim Madigan
Of the First Class: A History of the Kimbell Art Museum
In a compelling narrative that features high drama, disappointment, tragedy, and ultimately, triumph, the inside story of the Kimbell Art Museum is told in Of the First Class for the first time.
When Texas business legend Kay Kimbell died in 1964, he left behind a sizable art collection and a vague but imposing mandate: to “build a museum of the first class.” No one could have foreseen the extent to which his dream would be accomplished.
His wife, Velma, his niece and heir, Kay Fortson, and her husband, Ben, achieved cultural greatness in an unlikely place and against all odds, with help from visionary experts and profound architects. Today, the museum is heralded around the globe for the quality of its collections and the architectural achievements that house them.