Willy Eisenhart

Willy Eisenhart
Born William S. Eisenhart III
August 24, 1946
Died June 25, 1995
New York City
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Alma mater Princeton University
Subject Art
Notable works The World of Donald Evans
Notable awards American Book Award (1992)

William S. "Willy" Eisenhart III (August 24, 1946 – June 25, 1995)[1] was an American writer on art.[2][3][4]

Early life

Eisenhart was born in York, Pennsylvania.[5] He attended Exeter, and then Princeton University where he majored in English,[6] and then moved to Manhattan in 1970.[4][5]

Career and death

Eisenhart was active at first in the performing arts, and was affiliated with the Netherlands Dance Theater and the Opera Theater of St. Louis.[5]

His writing appeared in Arts Magazine and in Art News.[5] Eisenhart's book The World of Donald Evans, about the watercolorist and miniaturist, won the American Book Award in 1982.[5][7]

Eisenhart died at the age of 48 on June 25, 1995, after falling from the roof of the building in which he lived on Spring Street in Little Italy, in New York City.[2][5] At the time of his death, he was working on a book about his friend the American sculptor Louise Nevelson.[5][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ WILLIAM EISENHART (1946-1995), SSDI
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WILLY EISENHART; ART WRITER, WORKED HERE.". St Louis Post-Dispatch. July 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ HOLLAND COTTER (November 26, 1999). "ART IN REVIEW". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Princeton Alumni Weekly: William S. Eisenhart III". princeton.edu. June 25, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Willy Eisenhart, 48, Art Writer, Is Dead". New York Times. July 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ "William S. Eisenhart III '70", Princeton Alumni Weekly, December 6, 1995
  7. ↑ JOHN RUSSELL (May 31, 1981). "Fantasy Stamps And Other Art". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ Andrew l. yarrow (June 18, 1989). "A sad aftermath The death of a sculptor opens a messy fight for her works". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  9. ↑ Andrew l. yarrow (June 10, 1989). "Nevelson Estate Is the Focus of a Battle". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.

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