Paal Enger, Who Stole Munch’s ‘The Scream,’ Is Dead at 57
A promising player for a storied Norwegian soccer club, he instead found infamy for stealing one of the world’s most famous artworks.
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CreditSky News Nancy Azara, Sculptor Who Created a Haven for Feminist Artists, Dies at 84
She helped establish the New York Feminist Art Institute. In her own work — monumental pieces carved from found lumber — she evoked ancient feminine imagery.
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Creditvia Nancy Azara Studio Michael Tracy, Artist Who Helped Restore a Texas Border Town, Dies at 80
His baroque fusions of bright paint, wood and other detritus wowed the art world. But as his fame faded, he turned his attention to historic preservation.
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CreditBryan Schutmaat for The New York Times Audrey Flack, Creator of Vibrant Photorealist Art, Dies at 93
She painted and sculpted, but she was best known for her oversized still lifes, painted from photographs and crowded with color and detail.
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V. Craig Jordan, Who Discovered a Key Breast Cancer Drug, Dies at 76
He found that a failed contraceptive, tamoxifen, could block the growth of cancer cells, opening up a whole new class of treatment.
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CreditRobert Seale Robert Towne, Screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and More, Dies at 89
Celebrated for his mastery of dialogue, he also contributed (though without credit) to the scripts of “Bonnie and Clyde” and “The Godfather.”
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CreditGeorge Rose/Getty Images June Leaf, Artist Who Explored the Female Form, Dies at 94
Womanly power was a recurring theme of her work, expressed in idiosyncratic sculpture and paintings that did not align with prevailing trends.
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CreditRichard Avedon/The Richard Avedon Foundation Bruce Bastian, a Founder of WordPerfect, Is Dead at 76
A favorite of early personal computer users, his company was eventually overtaken by Microsoft Word. He later came out as gay and became an L.G.B.T.Q. activist.
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CreditBastian Foundation Ismail Kadare, 88, Dies; His Novels Brought Albania’s Plight to the World
Often compared to Orwell and Kafka, he walked a political tightrope with works that offered veiled criticism of his totalitarian state.
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More in Overlooked ›Overlooked No More: Otto Lucas, ‘God in the Hat World’
His designs made it onto the covers of fashion magazines and onto the heads of celebrities like Greta Garbo. His business closed after he died in a plane crash.
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CreditEvening Standard, via Hulton Archive/Getty Images Overlooked No More: Lorenza Böttner, Transgender Artist Who Found Beauty in Disability
Böttner, whose specialty was self-portraiture, celebrated her armless body in paintings she created with her mouth and feet while dancing in public.
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Creditvia Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Overlooked No More: Hansa Mehta, Who Fought for Women’s Equality in India and Beyond
For Mehta, women’s rights were human rights, and in all her endeavors she took women’s participation in public and political realms to new heights.
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Creditvia Mehta family Overlooked No More: Bill Hosokawa, Journalist Who Chronicled Japanese American History
He fought prejudice and incarceration during World War II to lead a successful career, becoming one of the first editors of color at a metropolitan newspaper.
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CreditCloyd Teter/The Denver Post, via Getty Images Overlooked No More: Min Matheson, Labor Leader Who Faced Down Mobsters
As director of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, she fought for better working wages and conditions while wresting control from the mob.
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Keke Jabbar, Who Starred on ‘Love and Marriage: Huntsville,’ Dies at 42
She was a frequent sight on the series, which began in 2019, and impressed fans with her straightforward attitude.
By Emmett Lindner
Rob Stone, Master Marketer of Hip-Hop, Is Dead at 55
A founder of the influential music magazine The Fader, he also bridged the worlds of hip-hop and the Fortune 500 with his innovative marketing agency.
By Alex Williams
Shay Youngblood, Influential Author and Playwright, Dies at 64
She wrote memorably about her upbringing by a circle of maternal elders and the life lessons they imparted, and of her yearning for the mother she lost.
By Penelope Green
Soma Golden Behr, 84, Dies; Inspired Enterprising Journalism at The Times
The first woman to serve as the paper’s national editor, she focused on issues of race, class and poverty, drawing prizes, and rose to the newsroom’s top echelon.
By Trip Gabriel
Mildred Thornton Stahlman, Pioneer in Neonatal Care, Dies at 101
She developed one of the first modern intensive care units for premature babies, helping newborns to breathe with lifesaving new treatments.
By Randi Hutter Epstein
Ann Lurie, Nurse Who Became a Prominent Philanthropist, Dies at 79
A former hippie who chafed at wealth, she married a Chicago real estate titan and, after his death, donated hundreds of millions in her adopted city and beyond.
By Alex Williams
Orlando Cepeda, Baseball Star Known as the Baby Bull, Dies at 86
Only the second Puerto Rican native elected to the Hall of Fame, he hit 379 home runs but later served time in prison on a drug-smuggling charge.
By Richard Goldstein
Martin Mull, 80, Dies; Comic Actor Found Fame on ‘Mary Hartman’
An artist and a musician as well, he had a long list of credits that included the sitcoms “Roseanne” and “Veep.”
By Trip Gabriel and Orlando Mayorquín
Doris Allen, Analyst Who Saw the Tet Offensive Coming, Is Dead at 97
Her warning of a big buildup of enemy troops poised to attack South Vietnam in 1968 was ignored, a major U.S. Army intelligence failure during the war.
By Richard Sandomir
Paul Sperry, Tenor Who Specialized in American Song, Dies at 90
He carved out a niche by singing the music of living composers from his own country. He was praised by critics at home and abroad.
By Adam Nossiter
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