Lona Foote (July 19, 1950 – April 15, 1993) was an American photographer who specialised in photographing the avant-garde jazz, dance and art scenes of New York City in the 1980s and early 1990s.[1] Her photographs appeared in The New York Times, Down Beat, Ear and The Village Voice.[2]
Together with the photographer Bob Parent, who died in 1987, Foote is commemorated annually by the Lona Foote/Bob Parent Award for Career Excellence in Photography since 2001 at the Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards.[3]
Foote died of breast cancer on April 15, 1993, aged 42, at Beth Israel Medical Center, Manhattan.[4]
Bibliography
edit- Foote, Lona (March 1988). "Meet the Composer: George Lewis". EAR: New Music News. 13 (2): 30–31.
- Foote, Lona (May 1988). "Meet the Composer: Jeanne Lee". EAR: New Music News. 13 (3): 28–29.
References
edit- ^ "Lona Foote, 42, Dies; Known for Jazz Photos". The New York Times. 17 April 1993. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Mandel, Howard (June 14, 1993). "From the Collection of Lona Foote, 1950-1993". New York. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Jazz Awards 2001 Winners". Jazz Journalists Association Library. Jazz Journalists Association. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Lona Foote, 42, Dies; Known for Jazz Photos". The New York Times. 17 April 1993. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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