Lona Foote (July 19, 1950 – April 15, 1993) was an American photographer who specialised in photographing the avant-garde jazz, dance and art scenes of New York City in the 1980s and early 1990s. Her photographs appeared in The New York Times, Down Beat, Ear and The Village Voice.
Together with the photographer Bob Parent, who died in 1987, Foote is commemorated annually by the Lona Foote/Bob Parent Award for Career Excellence in Photography since 2001 at the Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards.
Foote died of breast cancer on April 15, 1993, aged 42, at Beth Israel Medical Center, Manhattan.
Bibliography
- Foote, Lona (March 1988). "Meet the Composer: George Lewis". EAR: New Music News. 13 (2): 30–31.
- Foote, Lona (May 1988). "Meet the Composer: Jeanne Lee". EAR: New Music News. 13 (3): 28–29.
References
- "Lona Foote, 42, Dies; Known for Jazz Photos". The New York Times. 17 April 1993. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- Mandel, Howard (June 14, 1993). "From the Collection of Lona Foote, 1950-1993". New York. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- "Jazz Awards 2001 Winners". Jazz Journalists Association Library. Jazz Journalists Association. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "Lona Foote, 42, Dies; Known for Jazz Photos". The New York Times. 17 April 1993. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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