I don't always read my Hyperallergic emails when they arrive but in sifting though a batch last night I found mention of this Suzan Pitt obituary in Animation Magazine. It contains some career details I'd not known and also has a link to a recent 25 minute interview on Vimeo that was done as part of a Great Woman Animators project.
https://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/animator-and-cal-arts-instructor-suzan-pitt-dies-at-76/ Eric On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 6:16 AM Dominic Angerame <[email protected]> wrote: > This news saddens me greatly. I had the great pleasure of speaking with > Suzan at length many times while operating Canyon Cinema. With fondness I > remember the year that I asked her to present her work at the > Latinoamericano Cine del Nuevo International Festival in Havana. We had the > chance to hang out, party and laugh almost continuously telling stories of > filmmakers we both knew and the thrill of just being in Havana. > > Cuban filmmakers and audiences were impressed with her films since they > had never seen any of her films. Suzan was extremely happy that she had the > opportunity to expose her films to the Cuban people. For both the both of > us it was an extremely rewarding experience that I remember with fondness > to this day. > > Suzan will be missed by many of us in the AG Community > > > Dominic > > On Jun 17, 2019, at 12:21 AM, Eric Theise <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've only come across what Laura Kraning posted to Suzan's Facebook page, > which was: > > "Dearest friends, > > We are so sorry to report the very sad news that our dear Suzan Pitt > passed away this morning at her home in New Mexico. She was very private > about her illness but she would want you all to know how much you all meant > to her. Her son, Blue Kraning, and I thank you for your friendship and > kindness during this very difficult time. She will be missed by so many. I > will provide more details soon about the funeral, which will take place in > Nashville, TN. Feel free to share photos and memories." > > I'm grateful I had a chance to meet her and see her present Asparagus and > other works at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago sometime in the > late 1980s. Here in the SF Bay Area we are also recovering from the news > that poet Kevin Killian passed away over the weekend. > > > On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 11:44 PM FrameWorks Admin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Very sad to learn suddenly that Suzan Pitt passed away yesterday, June >> 16th. >> She was quite active these past two years, with international >> retrospectives, our DVD release and the Animafest Lifetime Achievement >> Award. >> We spoke regularly and I had no idea. There is no information online yet; >> in case anybody knows more, please post. >> Pip Chodorov, Re:Voir >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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