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A Portrait of a Gentleman Collector The Late Beloved Bill Lassiter Y ou won't find Bill Lassiter's name on the vaunted list of Artnews Top 200 Collectors or inscribed upon the stone donor walls of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, yet his impact was huge. On the occasion of the discovery of a cache of never-before-published photographs of Lassiter's collection taken soon after his death in 2019, PaperCity looks at the legacy of one of Houston's most discerning and charming collectors — deciphering how a gentleman of modest means who lived in a small, tidy Montrose bungalow became the heart and soul of the Houston art world. When Bill Lassiter passed away on February 11, 2019, the close- knit Houston art community mourned. I personally mourned that Lassiter — a singular and unique figure in the city's cultural By Catherine D. Anspon. Photography Emily Peacock. 50