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Following his exhibition at the Vrej Baghoomian Gallery in New York in April 1988, Basquiat traveled to Maui in June to withdraw from drug use. [101] [114] After returning to New York in July, Basquiat ran into Keith Haring on Broadway, who stated that this last encounter was the only time Basquiat ever discussed his drug problem with him. [116]
She died in 1971. [1] [6] [7] [8] Cole actively painted and exhibited up to the age of 103. [3] He died at New York's Chelsea Hotel, where he had lived for 35 years. [9] Cole's work is in the permanent collections of London's National Portrait Gallery and the Brooklyn Museum, [1] and his papers are stored at the Smithsonian Institution. [2]
Born in Ossining, New York, [1] French received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College in 1925. Soon after this he met and befriended Paul Cadmus (1904–1999) in New York City, who became his lover. [3] [4] French persuaded Cadmus to give up commercial art for what he deemed, "serious painting".
British artist [29] Saloua Raouda Choucair: 1916–2017: 100: Lebanese painter and sculptor [30] Huguette Clark: 1906–2011: 104: American heiress, artist, and art collector [31] Edna Clarke Hall: 1879–1979: 100: British artist and poet [32] Alphaeus Philemon Cole: 1876–1988: 112: American painter [33] Horacio Coppola: 1906–2012: 105 ...
[2] [3] This perceived phenomenon, which came to be known as the "27 Club", attributes special significance to popular musicians, artists, actors, and other celebrities who died at age 27, often as a result of drug and alcohol abuse or violent means such as homicide, suicide, or transportation-related accidents. [6]
1888: Frederick Federici had a heart attack as he descended through a trap door just after singing his last note as Mephistopheles in Gounod's opera Faust at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne. 1897: Operatic bass Armand Castelmary died onstage at New York City's Metropolitan Opera House during a performance of Friedrich von Flotow's Martha. The ...
A person died when they fell from a railroad trestle bridge and it was speculated that a collision may have occurred with a train that was travelling past and they fell 40 feet (12 m) from the bridge. It was also speculated that they jumped from the bridge to avoid a train. The person had been painting graffiti at the bridge. [34] 28 December 1999
The following is a list of notable deaths in February 1988. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.