He photographed Martin Luther King Jr. and produced classic images of the protest movements of the 1960s. Source: New York Times
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Joseph D. Duffey, 88, Dies; Apostle of Liberalism and Humanities
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2021
His 1970 Senate race in Connecticut energized antiwar progressives. He later served two presidents and headed universities in Massachusetts and Washington. Source: New York Times
Toko Shinoda Dies at 107; Fused Calligraphy With Abstract Expressionism
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2021
One of the foremost Japanese artists of the 20th century, she was sought after by major museums and galleries worldwide for more than five decades. Source: New York Times
Norman Landsberg, Jeweler With a Friendly Touch, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2021
He designed and sold jewelry for 72 years from a booth in the diamond district in Manhattan. He died of Covid-related pneumonia. Source: New York Times
Susan Feingold Dies at 95; Helped Give New York Children a Head Start
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2021
Her Bloomingdale Family Program provided preschoolers with a haven where there hadn’t been one before. It became a model for similar efforts under Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. Source: New York Times
Lenore Janis, Who Broke Construction Industry Barriers, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2021
As a founder and president of an influential trade organization, she showed women how to make it in a field that had long excluded them. Source: New York Times
Judy Wald, Headhunter in the ‘Mad Men’ Era, Dies at 96
By Gotham Rex on February 23, 2021
She was a power broker in advertising’s glamour years, recruiting and fostering much of the industry’s biggest talent. Source: New York Times
Douglas Turner Ward, Pioneer in Black Theater, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2021
A founder of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York in the 1960s, he was outspoken about limited opportunities for fellow Black actors and directors. Source: New York Times
Milford Graves, Singular Drummer and Polymath, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on February 19, 2021
His free-jazz drumming style was unlike anything heard before, but his explorations and inventions went far beyond music. Source: New York Times
Jack Schwartz, Key Cog at New York Newspapers, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on February 19, 2021
His guiding hand shaped countless news stories and careers. He died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Bruce Blackburn, Designer of Ubiquitous NASA Logo, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2021
He was known for the NASA “worm,” which has become synonymous with space exploration. He also designed the 1976 American Revolution Bicentennial star. Source: New York Times
Barbara Ann Rowan, Who Spurred Advances for Black Lawyers, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2021
As a Black lawyer she protested a racial slur during a bar association speech after forging a trail as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan. She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Johnny Pacheco, Who Helped Bring Salsa to the World, Dies at 85
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2021
A Dominican-born bandleader and songwriter, he co-founded Fania Records, known as the Motown of Salsa. Source: New York Times
Kathleen Ham, Who Met Her Rapist Twice in Court, Dies at 73
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2021
“He’s been out there for 32 years,” she said in a voice turned gravelly by years of chain-smoking. “And I’ve been in my own private jail.” Source: New York Times
Robert Maraj, Father of Nicki Minaj, Is Killed in Hit and Run, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2021
He died at a hospital on Saturday after being struck on Friday evening in Mineola, N.Y., on Long Island, the authorities said. Source: New York Times