Pamela Stafford

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Pamela Stafford
Born1946
Ecole des Beaux Arts
Known forPainting: portraits and murals
Notable workNew Hope, 9/11 Memorial mural
SpouseElliott Kuritzky
AwardsAustin Abbey Foundation Mural Award, Florida Arts Society (first prize)

Pamela Stafford (born 1946) is an American model, fashion designer and portrait artist. She is best known for her award winning work New Hope, the winner of a mural award by the Abbey Foundation.

Personal life and education

Pamela Stafford was born in

Future Homemakers of America (FHA).[1] Her interest in painting and designing began in high school.[2]

Stafford moved to Manhattan in the 1970s and has resided there for at least part of the year ever since. In 1982, she married Elliott Kuritzky (born February 8, 1954), a resident in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Hospital. Kuritzky graduated

UCLA School of Medicine.[3][4] He died of cancer at age 29 at Mt. Sinai Hospital on August 1, 1983, just a year after the couple's marriage.[4][5][nb 1] Due to the mishandling of his body, using a casket too small for her husband's body, Stafford sued Riverside Chapel, a New York City funeral home, for $10 million.[6][7]

She lives and works in Manhattan, where she paints portraits and gives private oil painting lessons.[citation needed]

Career

Modeling

Stafford appeared in magazines and brochures as a model in the 1970s and 1980s. She was "Miss Dodge," a

U.S. Virgin Islands from 1986 to 1989.[10]

Fashion design

Stafford's fashion design career took shape in the late 1970s. She reportedly charged clients in New York $250 for pants suits that were made of natural fabrics with unusual textures and colors.[1] Stafford of New York was her label.[2]

Art

Desiring to focus her attention on art, Stafford studied drawing, painting and sculpting at the

Ecole des Baux Arts in Paris.[2] Stafford made the How to Paint the Portrait video in 1999.[2]

Her most popular work, New Hope, was inspired by the events of 9/11, and has been received with rave reviews from art critics, who have said "there is a harmony of patriotism, religion and beauty done in a dignified, calm manner."[11][12] In a work entitled The Last Temptation of Christ, she used an incarcerated man as her model, and depicts him looking skyward towards heaven. This piece was revered as "arguably the most beautiful painting currently hanging in Abingdon."[13]

She won a mural awarded by the Austin Abbey Foundation and first prize at the Florida Arts Society. She has received honors from the National Academy of Design, Andre Wang Arts School, and Cork Gallery.[2]

She has been commissioned to make portraits, restore paintings, and provide private art instruction.[2]

Charity

Realizing that she was in a position to give back to the community, Stafford took great interest in charitable organizations. She was a guest speaker for

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research at the Atrium Club and the New York Women's Forum, where she held a reception which raised money for the foundation.[14]

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Notes

  1. ^ The Social Security Death Index shows that Kuritzky died on August 1, 1983.[4] Reputedly, the New York Times obituary stated that he died on August 15, 1983.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Griffths, Patti. "Wildwood Girl Sewing Up Fashion Career in New York City." Ocala Star Banner. July 9, 1978.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Pamela Stafford resume. 9/11 Memorial. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Pam Stafford to Wed" Ocala Star Banner. October 12, 1982.
  4. ^
    Primary source
    allowed because it is published from a reputable source and there is no extrapolation of the information.)
  5. ^ a b "Obituaries." New York Times. August 18, 1983.
  6. ^ "Widow Sues Over an 'Unfit' Casket." New York Post. March 21, 1984.
  7. ^ "Woman sues funeral home." Star-News. March 24, 1984. Retrieved January 3, 2014. p. 2C.
  8. ^ "Big Enough for the Whole Family!" The Aristocrat. July 1972. Vol 5. No. 6.
  9. ^ "Mexico Aristos Cancun, Ixtapa, Mexico City." Promotional Brochure. Robinsons, Inc. Orlando, FL. 1976.
  10. ^ "A Unique Island Paradise." Promotional Brochure. Casablanca Villas. Water Isle, U.S. Virgin Islands. 1986-1989.
  11. ^ Gortay, Aaron. "New Hope." Art Criticism. June 2003.
  12. ^ Pamela Stafford. 9/11 Memorial. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  13. ^ "The Light of the World." Abingdon Virginian. December 18, 2002.
  14. ^ Hanson, Cynthia. "Fashion Designer Speaks at Forum." Ocala Star Banner. January 13, 1993. p. 8A.
  15. ^ McLaughlin, David and Harold J. Decker. "Certificate of Appreciation." American Red Cross. December 2001.

External links

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