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
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@………
When I was doing photo research for a marriage and family book, I used Lynda's cartoon for "Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke," and she sent me a drawing as thanks. Nice woman.
Thank you so much for this documentary. So good. I wish I had met Lynda Barrie or Faith Ringgold when I was younger, Such amazing women, artists, people...
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@………
When I was doing photo research for a marriage and family book, I used Lynda's cartoon for "Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke," and she sent me a drawing as thanks. Nice woman.
Thank you so much for this documentary. So good. I wish I had met Lynda Barrie or Faith Ringgold when I was younger, Such amazing women, artists, people...