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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 15, 2013 3:28:34 GMT
Just read of the death of another artist and it occurred to me that anyport has threads to acknowledge the passing of literary, screen, and musical figures, but not of visual artists. Accordingly, I'm renaming this thread to create such a space. The first artist whose death was reported here was George Rodrigue on December 14, 2013. New Iberia native, George Rodrigue, has died. Rodrigue is best known for his Blue Dog paintings, which launched him to worldwide fame in the early 1990s. (Click photo for full article.)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rodrigue
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2013 21:08:57 GMT
I saw it in the newspaper in NOLA this a.m. Apparently he had cancer and passed away this past weekend in Houston.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 19, 2014 3:50:55 GMT
Lovers of outsider art might know of Wade Wharton, who was found murdered at his home this past week. His work is currently being shown as a sculpture trail in Huntsville Botanical Garden. feedly.com/k/LnpOmh8
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 12:31:10 GMT
How awful..... A local artist of some re known died recently here on NOLA at the age of 85. Joann Greenberg, a prolific ceramic artist and beloved member of the community. I had the great privilege of working for her in her fabulous garden filled with her unique, quirky creations. I believe that you visited her garden on a visit here Bixa. She was one of those women I admired so greatly and aspired to grow old gracefully, with an enormous generosity and sense of humor. She will be missed greatly by many. I am grateful to own many of her creations which she graced me with over the many years I worked and befriended her. A truly great lady. link
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 12:34:18 GMT
Here goes another try at linking
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 19, 2014 17:18:50 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 3, 2014 19:18:19 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 27, 2015 0:21:35 GMT
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Post by htmb on May 28, 2015 21:06:41 GMT
Bixa, am I correct in thinking that Mary Ellen Mark used to give street photography workshops in Oaxaca?
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Post by bixaorellana on May 28, 2015 21:23:57 GMT
Yes, that's right Htmb. Her workshop page online has not been updated yet & is still offering the workshop for Oct-Nov 2015, which would have been the first time she offered it during days of the dead. Through Charlie, I met a lovely and very talented young woman who was in Oaxaca for Mary Ellen Mark's workshop in 2013. Julie kindly invited me to the group show at the end of the workshop. www.juliegracephotography.com/2013/08/oaxaca.html
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Post by htmb on May 28, 2015 21:32:01 GMT
Very interesting information on Julie's page. Thanks!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 30, 2015 15:25:47 GMT
"The thing is that pictures are everywhere. The question is what we don't see, and why don't we see so much. I just see it." Harold Feinstein, 1931 -- 2015 NYTimes Obituary and his web page
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 30, 2015 15:36:19 GMT
Fine picture.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 30, 2015 16:43:53 GMT
Isn't it?! Click on his web page link above to see other super examples.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 30, 2015 16:53:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2015 4:59:39 GMT
How you hap upon these always assountends me Bixa.
I am familiar with his name, and MUST take the time to delve into the links.
Grazie!
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 7, 2016 16:44:00 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 31, 2016 15:30:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 17:36:21 GMT
I am/was not familiar with her but being cited as "the Queen of the Curve" is a wonderful legacy.
I thought I had posted this, I meant to but, my adled mind seems to have forgotten.
Last week the legendary Civil Rights photographer Bob Adelman died.
His portfolio spanned iconic moments with Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement. His work captured a decade of racial strife during the 1960's in the US including intimate portraits of MLK reciting his "I Have A Dream" speech and leading hundreds of demonstrators in a 50 mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 22:17:23 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Apr 1, 2016 1:31:06 GMT
That is wonderful, and unlike some "star" modern architechture, it fits perfectly into its context. I was very sad to read this, and a bit skeert, as I'd been having very bad end-of-winter bronchitis that just didn't go away (no, I don't smoke and never have). Feeling a bit better with some warm spring air.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 1, 2016 20:04:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 13:48:03 GMT
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Post by bjd on Aug 31, 2016 17:08:03 GMT
Yes, both very famous photographs, among many others. When I heard a report about Riboud's death on the radio today, the image of the young woman holding the flower immediately came to mind as soon as they mentioned it. Apparently he had two camera bodies, one with black and white film, one with colour film and took the same picture. Interesting that the b&w one has remained better known.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 3, 2017 14:48:52 GMT
RIP Jack Ziegler, New Yorker cartoonist. Be sure to click on the slide show in the article.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 17:55:39 GMT
French haute couture designer Hubert de Givenchy has passed.
Age 91.
Truly a legend and the last of his generation.
Best known for his design of "the little black dress".
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Post by bixaorellana on May 12, 2018 3:11:16 GMT
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Post by mossie on May 12, 2018 7:10:35 GMT
Thanks Bixa for that little bit of history.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 8, 2018 16:37:10 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 3, 2018 17:34:58 GMT
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