Betty Freeman
Betty Freeman | |
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Born | 2 June 1921 Chicago, Illinois, US |
Died | 3 January 2009 |
Occupation(s) | arts patron, photographer |
Betty Freeman (2 June 1921 – 3 January 2009)[1] was an American philanthropist and photographer.
Biography
Freeman was born in
Freeman was a long-standing supporter of contemporary music, with grants and commissions to various American composers early in their careers.
Freeman financed a 1973 documentary film about the composer and instrument builder Harry Partch, The Dreamer That Remains.[1] She subsequently developed an interest in photography.
She wrote books about the American artists Clyfford Still and Sam Francis. She was also an art collector, and the subject of David Hockney's painting Beverly Hills Housewife.
Freeman had four children from her first marriage, her daughters Shelley Butler and Claudia Brotman, and her sons Robert Freeman and Corey Freeman.[1]
Books
- 1996 - Music People & Others: 99 Photographs From the Contemporary Music World. Issued in conjunction with the exhibition "Betty Freeman: Music People & Others," held at the Royal Festival Hall in London from April 12 to June 16, 1996. Salzburg [Germany]; New York: Festival Press. (Originally published as an exhibition catalog in 1987 by Gabriele Mazzotta (Milan); text by Daniela Palazzoli; text in English and Italian.)
Films
- 1995 - Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy - Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley. Directed by Michael Blackwood.
- 2005 - Betty Freeman: A Life for the Unknown. Directed by Paul Fenkart. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459079/
References
- ^ a b c Anthony Tommasini (2009-01-07). "Betty Freeman, Patron of New Music, Dies at 87". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ^ a b Anthony Tommasini (1998-03-19). "A Medici of Modern Arts In Tune With Composers; Betty Freeman, Long a Patron of Americans, Shifts Her Maverick Focus to Europeans". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ^ Rothstein, Edward (January 28, 1994). "Review/Music; Cello Piece Pays Tribute To Departed Composers". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ Elaine Woo (2009-01-07). "Betty Freeman, art philanthropist and photographer, dies at 87". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
External links
- Betty Freeman Papers MSS 227. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
- Obituary
- Gamelan.org page on Si Betty Gamelan
Interviews
- Betty Freeman interview
- Betty Freeman interview from New Music Box