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Sunday, November 28, 2004

Passing

Chicago artist and teacher Ed Paschke passed away this weekend. Apparently, he died in his sleep on Thanksgiving.

While I was never a huge fan of his imagery and style, I always admired him as a person and teacher because he did so much to help young artists in the area. He was also a professor of art at my alma mater.

Anyone who drove the southbound Kennedy expressway a few years ago may recall the Bigsby & Kruthers mural near bucktown which had Paschke posed next to none other than Michael Jordan...that pretty much sums up his level of influence and value to the Chicago art community. I am certain his presence will be greatly missed.

Posted at 10:35 am by brandy101


	selfindulgence November 30, 2004 10:41 PM PST I think it was Neil Steinberg's column in the Sun-Times the other day, that discussed how Paschke could have gone anywhere, but he chose to stay here and be a part of this great city. That meant a lot to Steinberg, and even though I was only mildly familiar with his work, it meant something to me too.


	Mephisto November 30, 2004 09:18 AM PST Oh, and ... love the picture!!! (swoon)


	Mephisto November 30, 2004 09:16 AM PST I did see the mural from the Kennedy but never made the connection. I'm sure he'll be missed. I really liked your "hometown" post; the suburb I'm in, sadly, lacks the same cohesive sense of community. I look envyingly at nearby communities, even at Motown itself ... And regarding DHEA, I took it for a while but experienced agressive tendencies, which abated. It seems my testosterone shot up to stratospheric levels, a fact which was confirmed by blood tests. For the last few years I've replaced it with 7-Keto DHEA, a metabolite of DHEA that has many of the same effects but which doesn't raise testosterone (which, in my case, is plenty high naturally). My experience supports the supposition that the 7-Keto variant of DHEA is a great anti-aging and tyhermogenic supplement for those who, for one reason or another, can't handle the "mother hormone."


	brandy101 November 28, 2004 02:49 PM PST well, my college roommate and best friend was an art major and she had him as a professor a few times; she said he was the NICEST, most DOWN TO EARTH person even though he was "famous"


	Adam November 28, 2004 02:28 PM PST I must be less cultured than I thought because I don't recognize or remember him, and we lived in the Chicago 'burbs for a few years... Anyway, I'm sure his talent and influence will long be remembered.

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