Anson Rabinbach, Leading Historian of Nazi Culture, Dies at 79
Anson Rabinbach, the hardscrabble son of radical New York garment workers who paid his own way through college to become […]
Deaths (Obituaries)
Gene Barge, R&B Saxophonist Who Played on Landmark Hits, Dies at 98
Gene Barge, one of the last surviving saxophonists of the golden age of R&B, whose career ran the gamut of
Merle Louise Simon, a Sondheim Mainstay, Is Dead at 90
Merle Louise Letowt was born on April 15, 1934, in Manhattan and grew up largely in Bethlehem, Pa. Her father,
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Artist With an Indigenous Focus, Dies at 85
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, a fearless artist and indefatigable supporter of her peers who brought the full complexity of contemporary Indigenous
Phyllis Dalton, Oscar-Winning Costume Designer for Historical Epics, Dies at 99
Phyllis Dalton, a British costume designer whose unflinching attention to detail earned her Oscars for “Doctor Zhivago” and “Henry V”
Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Screenwriter, Dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, who was one of the first journalists to explore the crack epidemic of the 1980s before turning
Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82
Mike Hynson, who epitomized the image of the bronzed surf god as a star of the hit 1966 surfing documentary
Jo Baer, Minimalist Painter Who Rejected Abstraction, Dies at 95
Jo Baer, a painter who exchanged the severe abstraction that made her name for a heady mix of dream imagery
Aaron De Groft, Museum Director Accused in Fake Basquiat Scheme, Dies at 59
Aaron De Groft, the former director of the Orlando Museum of Art, who came to national prominence in 2022 after
Garth Hudson, Multifaceted Musician With the Band, Dies at 87
He grew up listening to county hoedowns on the radio, learning Bach preludes and fugues and studying music theory, harmony