Lona Foote Explained

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.[1] Her photographs appeared in The New York Times, Down Beat, Ear and The Village Voice.[2]

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.[3]

Foote died of breast cancer on April 15, 1993, aged 42, at Beth Israel Medical Center, Manhattan.[4]

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  1. Web site: 17 April 1993 . Lona Foote, 42, Dies; Known for Jazz Photos . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023195619/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/17/obituaries/lona-foote-42-dies-known-for-jazz-photos.html . 23 October 2022 . 4 May 2020 . The New York Times.
  2. Web site: From the Collection of Lona Foote, 1950-1993 . Mandel . Howard . June 14, 1993 . . May 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: Jazz Awards 2001 Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210513160901/http://www.jazzhouse.org/library/index.php3?read=jja7 . 13 May 2021 . 4 May 2020 . Jazz Journalists Association Library . Jazz Journalists Association.
  4. News: Lona Foote, 42, Dies; Known for Jazz Photos . The New York Times. 17 April 1993. May 4, 2020.

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