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Geoffrey Holder

Geoffrey Holder (1930 - 2014) was active/lived in New York / Spain.  Geoffrey Holder is known for Still life and figure painting, photography, sculpture, set and costume design.

Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist by Jennifer Dunning and William McDonald, written October 6, 2014.

Geoffrey Holder, the dancer, choreographer, actor, composer, designer and painter who used his manifold talents to infuse the arts with the flavor of his native West Indies and to put a singular stamp on the American cultural scene, not least with his outsize personality, died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 84.

Charles M. Mirotznik, a spokesman for the family, said the cause was complications of pneumonia.

Few cultural figures of the last half of the 20th century were as multifaceted as Mr. Holder, and few had a public presence as unmistakable as his, with his gleaming pate atop a 6-foot-6 frame, full-bodied laugh and bassoon of a voice laced with the lilting cadences of the Caribbean.

Mr. Holder directed a dance troupe from his native Trinidad and Tobago, danced on Broadway and at the Metropolitan Opera and won Tony Awards in 1975   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 10770 characters.]  Artist bio

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Similar artists

.  There are 2 similar (related) artists for Geoffrey Holder available:    Joseph Samuel Delaney,  Lois Mailou Jones