This May 2008 photo provided by Libby Lumpkin shows Dave Hickey, left with Peter Schjeldahl. Hickey, a prominent American critic whose essays covered topics ranging from Liberace to Norman Rockwell, has died. The brash style and mixing of high- and low-brow culture that characterized his work earned him legions of […]
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Famed art critic Dave Hickey, known for biting opinions and stirring commentary on the creative scene, has died. The prolific writer, who was also a self-described “sissy,” “feminist,” “serial monogamist,” “big quitter” and “pirate,” published a number of essays throughout his illustrious career examining art and culture. Hickey died of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Robin Miller was brash, unfiltered, no nonsense, self deprecating and the first to call himself a moron. He was also the man with a pen who captivated race fans with his unmatched knowledge of auto sports and who, under the radar, did good deeds for people and was […]
The painter Jasper Johns is known for his taciturn bearing, but when arts patron and philanthropist Judy Dayton walked into his Connecticut studio about a decade ago, he lit up. “She drew the sunshine out of him,” said former Walker Art Center director Olga Viso, who was part of the […]
File: Johnny Ventura at the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards (Getty Images) Famous Dominican singer and performer Johnny Ventura died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 81, officials said. Ventura, whose real name was Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, is survived by Nelly Josefina Flores, his […]
Just days after publishing his book, “Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans,” Paul Van Doren has died at age 90. Born in Depression-era Randolph, Mass., he moved to sunny Southern California in the 1960s, where he built a checkerboard shoe empire that harnessed the power of skate and […]
James Prigoff, who after beginning his career in business turned his attention to photography, documenting public murals and street art in thousands of pictures taken all over the world and helping to legitimize works once dismissed as vandalism, died on April 21 at his home in Sacramento, Calif. He was […]
Art Cervi shaped musical tastes of Detroit baby boomers as talent coordinator for the dance show “Swingin’ Time,” then found a new career by hiding in plain sight behind Bozo the Clown’s bulbous red nose and entertaining countless thousands of younger fans. Cervi, who reached an enormous audience that never […]
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Jill Ditmire records on location during production of “Celebrate Naptown.” Clayton Taylor/WFYI Longtime local arts reporter and WFYI journalist Jill Ditmire, whose work in local broadcast journalism included “Curious Mix,” “Indiana Outdoors” and “The Good Life,” has died. She was 56. Ditmire’s face and voice were a part of the […]