Jill Johnston dies at 81…
Jill Johnston, former Dance Critic and Columnist (Lesbian Nation) in the heyday of the Village Voice has died of a stroke in Hartford, CT.
In my New York years, her column was one of my weekly regulars. She was one of the true voices of the New York Avant Garde and was also a great writer.
From the NY Times:
Ms. Johnston started out as a dance critic, but in the pages of The Voice, which hired her in 1959, she embraced the avant-garde as a whole, including happenings and multimedia events.
“I had a forum obviously set up for covering or perpetrating all manner of outrage,” she wrote in a biographical statement on her Web site, jilljohnston.com.
The fact that she was 81 was a big surprise to me… time sure flies.
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Posted on September 21, 2010, in Arts, Internet, News, Obits, quote, Word from Bill and tagged avant-garde, Dance, Jill Johnston, New York City, stroke, Village Voice. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
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