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Notable Artists Deaths

  • Wayne F. Miller, 94 (1918 - 2013)

    Wayne F. Miller

    The Associated Press ORINDA, Calif. (AP) — Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94. Miller was also known for his work as a curator on an international...

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  • Pedro Ramirez Vazquez , 94 (1919 - 2013)

    Pedro Ramirez  Vazquez

    The Associated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez has died at the age of 94.Ramirez Vazquez designed some of Mexico's biggest landmark modernist structures, including the new Basilica of Guadalupe, the Anthropology Museum and the Azteca Stadium, all in Mexico City.Mexico's National Arts Council said Ramirez Vazquez died late Tuesday of pneumonia. He is survived by...

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  • Ram Karmi (1931 - 2013)

    Ram Karmi

    The Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — Ram Karmi, a leading Israeli architect whose work is both celebrated and controversial, has died. He was 82.Karmi won the Israel Prize, the country's highest honor, in 2002 for his architecture.Together with sister Ada Karmi-Melamed, he designed Israel's Supreme Court and with a New York firm, he co-designed the newest terminal at the Ben Gurion...

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  • Lilly Pulitzer, 81 (1931 - 2013)

    Lilly  Pulitzer

    SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, The Associated Press You can spot a Lilly lady from what seems like a mile away. She is wearing that rainbow of color, a cheeky print and, most likely, a smile on her face. What Lilly Pulitzer did for fashion is more a story about what she did for women: She made them happy. She made them laugh. She gave them a mini vacation. "Her clothes were transporting," said...

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  • Pasha P183 (2013)

    Pasha P183

    VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, The Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — Pasha P183, a prominent Russian graffiti artist who hid his identity and has been compared to Britain's Banksy, has died. He was 29.The Teatralnoye Delo theatrical production company, which recently commissioned Pasha P183 to create scenery for the musical "Todd," said the artist died Monday in Moscow. It wouldn't elaborate.Teatralnoye Delo...

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