Category: Media
Beverly Moss Spatt, Protector of Landmarks in New York, Dies at 99
www.nytimes.com
Grand Central Terminal. Grand Army Plaza. The Queensboro Bridge. They, and more, were preserved as historic treasures under her fierce watch at the city’s landmarks commission.
www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/nyregion/jack-goldstein-dead.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20230711&i...
Jack Goldstein, a Savior of Broadway Theaters, Dies at 74
www.nytimes.com
He helped secure landmark status for more than two dozen theaters in the 1980s, then initiated the design competition that led to a new TKTS booth.
www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/obituaries/clara-driscoll-overlooked.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20...
Overlooked No More: Clara Driscoll, Designer of Visions in Glass for Tiffany
www.nytimes.com
She oversaw the Tiffany girls, a group of glass cutters and artisans who created elaborate, colorful lamps that are still in demand.
Ruth Adler Schnee, Exuberant Designer of Modernist Textiles, Dies at 99
www.nytimes.com
A refugee from Nazi Germany, she was among a group of designers who elevated fabric from decoration into a medium for midcentury modern design.
www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/arts/jack-lenor-larsen-dead.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20201224&in...
Jack Lenor Larsen, Innovative Textile Designer, Dies at 93
www.nytimes.com
He blended ancient techniques and modern technology to weave fabrics that are in the collections of MoMA and the Louvre, which gave him a one-man retrospective.