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Helen Williams, a Top Model in a Segregated Era, Is Dead at 87
She was one of the most photographed Black models of the 1950s and ’60s, seen mainly in magazines, like Ebony and Jet, aimed at the...
Louis Oliver Gropp Dies at 88; Led Shelter Magazines Through Turmoil
He turned House & Garden into an upscale chronicle of the good life in the 1980s, and broadened the focus of House Beautiful in the...
Georgia Dullea, 90, Dies; Reporter Chronicled a Changing Society
Writing for The Times with a gimlet eye, she examined the impact of no-fault divorces on women, the excesses of the Reagan years, the AIDS...
Horace Ové, Pioneering Black Filmmaker in Britain, Dies at 86
His feature-length film, “Pressure,” mapped the struggles of Black Britons in an era of unyielding racism. He was knighted in 2022.
Michael Leva, Who Found Fashion Fame Early, Is Dead at 62
Known for sophisticated and wearable clothes, he was among a crop of young designers celebrated in the late 1980s. He went on to consult for...
Lisa Lyon, Bodybuilding Pioneer and Mapplethorpe Muse, Dies at 70
She won the first Women’s World Pro Bodybuilding Championship. But she saw herself as an artist and posed for Robert Mapplethorpe and other photographers.
Bill Pinkney, Globe-Circling Sailor Who Set a Racial Mark, Dies at 87
He was the first Black person to sail alone by way of the arduous southern route, rounding the perilous Cape Horn and withstanding storms and...
With Ceramics and Wallpaper, an Engraver Straddles Centuries
Andrew Raftery’s ceramics and wallpaper energize the laborious art of engraving to explore contemporary life.
Richard Ekstract, Magazine Publisher With Link to Warhol, Dies at 92
He was promoting a new trade journal, Tape Recording, when he lent a video recorder to Andy Warhol, who used it to make a classic...
SunRay Kelley, Master Builder of the Counterculture, Dies at 71
The go-to guru for those seeking their dream yurt, spiritual retreat or treehouse, he brought forth his handmade structures like a wizard with a chain...