Lynda Barry
Years ago I was
lucky enough to meet
Lynda Barry.
I was working for
Workman Books.
( I was briefly
the persona
of a young boy named
Scott writing letters
to celebrities asking
for words of advice.
Many people wrote
back but their advice
wasn’t especially
memorable. )
Lynda Barry was around
and she was terrific.
She still is and so
is her short movie.
I love Barry’s short film. It has inspired me.
Artist/ teacher faith ringold passed away 2 days ago. She taught for one term in 1970ish when I was a student at Pratt institute. She focused on the work of feminist artists. Great gallery visits & a few studio visits as well. Fast forward to1981 when she had her FIRST retrospective @ the new museum. I shared how important it is for us to seek & support women artists in an art world who for so many years have marginalized their important work, their existence. She was kind enough to share her email address with me. We corresponded for a very short period of time. Her email address was “ Anyonecanfly@………
I don’t know how this April post showed up now in my email, but I am so glad I got to groove on the Comics Room doc and Linda Barry this morning. What a fun place she created!! Thank you, Esther!