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Emily Fisher Landau, Patron of Contemporary Art, Dies at 102
A jewelry heist in her Manhattan home spurred her to start one of America's premier collections, shown in a private Queens museum and much of it donated to the Whitney.
18 hours ago - NY Times
Dubravka Ugresic, Who Wrote of Dislocation and Exile, Dies at 73
She was acclaimed in Yugoslavia. But when that country fell apart, she refused to embrace the nationalism of the newly formed Croatia and was vilified as a result.
18 hours ago - NY Times
Bill Zehme, Author With a Knack for Humanizing the Famous, Dies at 64
A prolific biographer, he charmed his way into access to, and insights about, Frank Sinatra, Hugh Hefner, Johnny Carson and many others.
19 hours ago - NY Times
Ann Wilson, Last Survivor of an Influential Art Scene, Dies at 91
Working from a gritty loft in Lower Manhattan in the late 1950s, she made abstract paintings on quilts that brought a fine-art sensibility to a folk art.
22 hours ago - NY Times
Bobbi Ercoline, Whose Hug Became a Symbol of Woodstock, Dies at 73
Embracing her boyfriend, a blanket around them, she appeared on the cover of the ubiquitous soundtrack album of “Woodstock,” the 1970 documentary film about the music festival.
1 day ago - NY Times
Scott Johnson, Playfully Inventive Composer, Is Dead at 70
In works like “John Somebody,” he mixed the structural rigor of classical composition with the ebullient sound and attitude of rock.
2 days ago - NY Times
John Woods, Masterly Translator of Thomas Mann, Dies at 80
Among the other German writers whose work he rendered into English was Arno Schmidt, whose Joycean wordplay presented a daunting challenge.
4 days ago - NY Times
Howard Brandston, Who Made His Mark With Light, Dies at 87
His light design company has applied his art globally to landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, as well as architecture, exhibitions and even penguins in a zoo.
4 days ago - NY Times
Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81
As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.
5 days ago - NY Times
Rare Coin, Minted by Brutus to Mark Caesar's Death, Is Returned to Greece
The gold coin, which dates from 42 B.C. and is valued at $4.2 million, is thought to have been looted from a field near where an army loyal to Brutus camped during the struggle...
6 days ago - NY Times
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Emily Fisher Landau, Patron of Contemporary Art, Dies at 102

A jewelry heist in her Manhattan home spurred her to start one of America's premier collections, shown in a private Queens museum and much of it donated to the Whitney.

Dubravka Ugresic, Who Wrote of Dislocation and Exile, Dies at 73

She was acclaimed in Yugoslavia. But when that country fell apart, she refused to embrace the nationalism of the newly formed Croatia and was vilified as a result.

Bill Zehme, Author With a Knack for Humanizing the Famous, Dies at 64

A prolific biographer, he charmed his way into access to, and insights about, Frank Sinatra, Hugh Hefner, Johnny Carson and many others.

Ann Wilson, Last Survivor of an Influential Art Scene, Dies at 91

Working from a gritty loft in Lower Manhattan in the late 1950s, she made abstract paintings on quilts that brought a fine-art sensibility to a folk art.

Bobbi Ercoline, Whose Hug Became a Symbol of Woodstock, Dies at 73

Embracing her boyfriend, a blanket around them, she appeared on the cover of the ubiquitous soundtrack album of “Woodstock,” the 1970 documentary film about the music festival.

Scott Johnson, Playfully Inventive Composer, Is Dead at 70

In works like “John Somebody,” he mixed the structural rigor of classical composition with the ebullient sound and attitude of rock.

John Woods, Masterly Translator of Thomas Mann, Dies at 80

Among the other German writers whose work he rendered into English was Arno Schmidt, whose Joycean wordplay presented a daunting challenge.

Howard Brandston, Who Made His Mark With Light, Dies at 87

His light design company has applied his art globally to landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, as well as architecture, exhibitions and even penguins in a zoo.

Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81

As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.

Rare Coin, Minted by Brutus to Mark Caesar's Death, Is Returned to Greece

The gold coin, which dates from 42 B.C. and is valued at $4.2 million, is thought to have been looted from a field near where an army loyal to Brutus camped during the struggle...

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