Jennifer Bartlett, a painter who rose to prominence in the international art world in the 1970s and remained an innovative figure perhaps best known for her monumental steel-plate paintings, died at home in Amagansett on July 25. She was 81.
An exhibition of her paintings and prints can be seen at the Drawing Room in East Hampton through Sunday. An obituary will appear in a future issue.
Karl Grossman, an author and educator who has tirelessly advocated for the environment and journalism, and against nukes, will be honored on Saturday at the Sag Harbor Cinema in a fund-raiser hosted by Fred Thiele.
This weaver’s account book was kept by Benjamin Parsons, who began recording business transactions in 1794. His father was one of 49 weavers in East Hampton who signed the 1778 Loyalty Oath to the British.
East Hampton Town’s Jamaican population has been focused on the news and social media since Melissa struck as a Category 5 storm last week, making landfall with winds up to 185 miles per hour.
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