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1940 New Orleans, Louisiana - 2007 Houston, Texas. Known for: Kinetic sculpture-African American subjects.
Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007 . John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67. By Holland Cotter. John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007 . John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67. By Holland Cotter. John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art filtered the spirit of the African diaspora through a modernist lens, died on Saturday in Houston.... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007 . John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67. By Holland Cotter. John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art filtered the spirit of the African diaspora through a modernist lens, died on Saturday in Houston. He was 67 and had fled his home city just before Hurricane Katrina hit two years ago. His death was confirmed by Ron Bechet, an artist and professor at Xavier University in New Orleans, where Mr. Scott... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007 . John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67. By Holland Cotter. John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art filtered the spirit of the African diaspora through a modernist lens, died on Saturday in Houston. He was 67 and had fled his home city just before Hurricane Katrina hit two years ago. His death was confirmed by Ron Bechet, an artist and professor at Xavier University in New Orleans, where Mr. Scott had taught for 40 years. Mr. Bechet added that Mr. Scott had been chronically ill with pulmonary fibrosis and was recovering from a double lung transplant. John T. Scott was born on a farm in the Gentilly section of New Orleans and raised in the... Read full biography
Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007 . John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67. By Holland Cotter. John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art filtered the spirit of the African diaspora through a modernist lens, died on Saturday in Houston. He was 67 and had fled his home city just before Hurricane Katrina hit two years ago. His death was confirmed by Ron Bechet, an artist and professor at Xavier University in New Orleans, where Mr. Scott had taught for 40 years. Mr. Bechet added that Mr. Scott had been chronically ill with pulmonary fibrosis and was recovering from a double lung transplant. John T. Scott was born on a farm in the Gentilly section of New Orleans and raised in the city's Lower Ninth Ward. He said that his art training began at home, when he learned embroidery from h... Read full biography
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Obituary. New York Times. Published: September 4, 2007
John T. Scott, New Orleans Sculptor, Dies at 67
By Holland Cotter
John T. Scott, a New Orleans sculptor whose vibrantly colored kinetic art filtered the spirit of the African diaspora through a modernist lens, died on Saturday in Houston. He was 67 and had fled his home city just before Hurricane Katrina hit two years ago.
His death was confirmed by Ron Bechet, an artist and professor at Xavier University in New Orleans, where Mr. Scott had taught for 40 years. Mr. Bechet added that Mr. Scott had been chronically ill with pulmonary fibrosis and was recovering from a double lung transplant.
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