Tag Archive | obituary

Ray Milefsky, 1949-2016

I was saddened to learn of the death of Ray Milefsky, one of the most prominent and engaging individuals in the international boundary community. I didn’t know Ray well (I think I met him three times in my life), but he was the sort of person who made a lasting impression. So, Martin Pratt’s moving […]

Allan Sekula, 1951-2013

I just learned of the death of Allan Sekula. Allan, who taught for several decades at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and died on August 10, 2013, was one of the most important people in my intellectual development and, from my perspective, one of the world’s great essayists, critics, artists, and social activists. […]