Billy Name Photographer and Warhol Superstar Dies Aged 76

Billy Name Photographer and Warhol Superstar Dies Aged 76

Billy Name, photographer and key archivist at Andy Warhol’s Factory has died age 76. His death was announced by his publisher who stated, “It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of William Linich, “To the world he was Billy Name. To me he was just Billy,...
Marisol Key New York Pop Artist Dies In Obscurity Aged 85

Marisol Key New York Pop Artist Dies In Obscurity Aged 85

Marisol, the Venezuelan-American artist who created assemblages combining folk and Pop Art has died in Manhattan. She was 85. Marisol was a glamorous fixture on the 1960s art scene in New York. Born María Sol Escobar, she adopted the name Marisol and had her first in...
Basil Blackshaw Northern Irish Painter Dies Aged 83

Basil Blackshaw Northern Irish Painter Dies Aged 83

The Northern Ireland artist Basil Blackshaw has died aged 83. Blackshaw was regarded as one of the most significant painters of his period and one of the most important painters from Ireland. Over the past, his works have been featured in a number of key exhibitions...
Richard Smith English Painter And Printmaker Dies Aged 84

Richard Smith English Painter And Printmaker Dies Aged 84

Richard Smith the English painter and printmaker has died age 84. Smith was born in 1931 and grew up in Letchworth Garden City. He attended art school in Luton and St Albans before studying at the Royal College of Art from 1954 to 1957, where he was a precursor of the...