Draft:Deloris Tarzan Ament
Deloris Tarzan Ament (c. 1934 – died September 15, 2024) was an art critic for The Seattle Times.
Early life and education
[edit]Ament was born in Ohio.[1] She attended Bowling Green State University and graduated in 1956.[1]
Career
[edit]Ament worked for The Seattle Times for several decades, from the 1970s to the 1990s.[1] While her writing mostly focused on art criticism, she also occasionally covered restaurants and reviewed books.[1]
Her book Iridescent Light: The Emergence of Northwest Art was published in 2002 and won a Washington State Book Award the following year.[1] The book, a collection of twenty-one monographs on notable artists from the Pacific Northwest, was positively received upon its release.[2] It was described by Wesley Wehr as one of the major sourcebooks of Northwest art.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Ament married Allan Ament in 1987.[1] The two had one child, a daughter.[1] Ament had a stroke in 2005 that caused her significant physical and mental health issues. After her stroke, her husband wrote the book Learning to Float about her recovery that was published by Booktrope in 2005.[4] Ament died on September 15, 2024.[1] Her papers are held in the University of Washington's archives.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Gallaher, Rachel (2024-10-04). "Deloris Tarzan Ament, former Seattle Times art critic, dies at 90". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ Filo, Barbara E. (Summer 2004). "Iridescent Light: The Emergence of Northwest Art (Book)". Journal of the West. 43 (3): 96–97. EBSCOhost 15029252.
- ^ Wehr, Wesley (2014). The Accidental Collector: Art, Fossils, and Friendships. University of Washington Press. pp. 87–88. ISBN 9780295802565. Retrieved 2024-11-02 – via Google Books.
- ^ Takami, David (2015-03-22). "New caregiving memoirs: wrestling with love and loss". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Deloris Tarzan Ament papers, 1973-2002". Orbis Cascade Alliance. Retrieved 2024-11-02.