Carole Wilbourn, cat therapist with a Manhattan practice, dies at 84
When cats bite or scratch, they’re trying to tell you something. Carole Wilbourn, a cat therapist in Manhattan, was a pioneer in the art of...
Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81 VIEW
The charismatic and iconoclastic poet, activist, children’s book author and professor wrote, irresistibly, about race, politics, gender, sex and love.
Peggy Caserta, who wrote a tell-all about singer Janis Joplin, dies at 84
Janis Joplin and Peggy Caseta were fast friends, occasional lovers and then dope-shooting comrades, even as their fortunes rose.
Laurent de Brunhoff, artist who made Babar famous, dies at 98 VIEW
Laurent de Brunhoff, 98, a French artist who nurtured his father’s creation, the elephant Babar, has died in Florida.
How an engraver straddles the centuries VIEW
The process of printmaking is labor intensive. This engraver and artist turned to 18th century techniques for his craft.
SunRay Kelley, a fantastical builder from Skagit County, dies at 71
Kelley, who was from Sedro-Woolley, built handmade castles, yurts, temples, spirit lodges, treehouses, pavilions and structures so fanciful that they defied conventional building typologies.
Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, who built Kleinfeld’s bridal superstore, dies at 99
Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, who with her husband, Jack, built the empire of tulle and satin known as Kleinfeld’s, a bridal superstore that for decades drew...