Winfred Rembert, 75, Dies; Turned Painful Memories Into Art
WEBApr 4, 2021 · Mr. Rembert died at 75 on Wednesday at his home in New Haven, Conn. His son Winfred Jr. said that the precise cause of death was not known, but that his father had struggled with diabetes,...
Beloved Artist Winfred Rembert, 75, Dies | New Haven Independent
WEBMar 31, 2021 · Winfred Rembert, a nationally renowned artist who depicted vivid scenes of Southern cotton fields and chain gangs and juke joints, died Wednesday inside the Newhall Street home where he carved his leather masterpieces. He was 75.
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WEBRembert died on March 31, 2021, at the age of 75, at his home in New Haven, Connecticut. [3] [4] In his New York Times obituary, Katharine Q. Seelye described Rembert as turning "painful memories into art." [5] Career. G.S.P. Reidsville (2013) at the National Gallery of Art in 2023.
Winfred Rembert, Who Spoke Truth To Power Through His …
WEBApr 7, 2021 · The artist, whose well-deserved acclaim caught up with him late in life, died on March 31 in his Newhall Street home. His wife, Patsy, was with him at the time of his death. After a service at First Calvary Baptist Church, Rembert was buried in Grove Street Cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
‘He was our artist’: Winfred Rembert, acclaimed artist and New …
WEBSylvan Lebrun & Zaporah Price 11:07 pm, Apr 14, 2021. Staff Reporters. Courtesy of Defining Studios. Winfred Rembert, a nationally known Black artist, died two weeks ago in his New Haven home at the age of 75. The long-time Elm City resident touched the hearts of his neighbors, coworkers and friends.
'Chasing Me To My Grave' Looks At Winfred Rembert's Life And Art - NPR
WEBAug 11, 2021 · The late Winfred Rembert documented his life with art. He carved figures in leather and painted scenes from rural Georgia. His autobiography, written with author Erin Kelly, Chasing Me To My...
Winfred Rembert, 75, dies; Turned painful memories into art
WEBThe artist Winfred Rembert at his home in New Haven, Conn., June 28, 2000. Rembert, who survived a near-lynching in rural Georgia in 1967 and has since created art and stories surrounding his experiences, died on March 31, 2021 at his home in New Haven. He was 75. Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times. by Katharine Q. Seelye.
CT artist posthumously wins Pulitzer for memoir about Jim Crow …
WEBMay 11, 2022 · Nationally-known, Georgia-born folk artist Winfred Rembert, who lived for much of his life in New Haven's Newhallville section died in 2021. His posthumous memoir co-written with Erin I. Kelly, "Chase Me to My Grave" won a Pulitzer. New Haven Museum / …
Obituary Winfred Rembert 1945-2021 – Folk Art Society of …
WEBOct 4, 2021 · Winfred Rembert, 75, died in New Haven on March 31, 2021, of complications of diabetes, kidney failure and hypertension. He is survived by his wife, Patsy Gammage Rembert, seven children, and 17 grandchildren.
An Artist on How He Survived the Chain Gang | The New Yorker
WEBMay 3, 2021 · On March 31st, the artist Winfred Rembert died, at the age of seventy-five. He was born in 1945 and grew up in Cuthbert, Georgia, where he picked cotton as a child. As a teen-ager, he got...
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