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DORE ASHTON Obituary
remember Dore; writer, champion, fighter for art - a dear loyal friend of artists. No greater genius of the mind, truth of the eye and depth of the heart. Ann Freedman
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George Kelly
January 26, 2024
Hey MOM.. PARIS AND I MISS YOU DEARLY...WALLY AND MOO MOO ARE WITH YOU NOW...
Michael David
February 24, 2023
I think of Mrs. Ashton all the time with kindness and her glowing heart.
George Kelly
January 26, 2023
hey,MRS.ASHTON,MARINA SAYS HELLO...WE MUSS YOU
Michael David Brathwaite
June 13, 2022
With fond memories I see Professor Ashton in my mind almost always. How can I express what my heart feels knowing that she has returned the earth, wind and fire of of the universe. My memory will never forget her kindness. How I once carried her groceries home for the butcher on 7th street. Having tea in her yellow home on 11th street. She processed a vision of art and life
I can only imagine. She made it possible for me realize my potential, and for that I am so grateful.
With her beautiful smile, I stare back at her and say , thank you with tears in my eyes.
geore6 kelly
January 27, 2021
MARINA AND I ,MISS YOU DEARLY
Jonathan Schlessel
July 10, 2020
I met Dore in the early '70s, when I was a young teenager. What I most remember about her was the way she always treated me with respect most other adults reserved for people of their own generation. I remember challenging, penetrating questions from her that prompted me to educate myself so as to be able to speak more knowledgeably on various and varied subjects at subsequent meetings. I'm behind the curve, but I was so sorry to learn of her passing. May her memory be a blessing for Paris.
Jonathan S.
george kelly
January 30, 2020
Take care Dore Ashton,you are missed by all,especially your loving daughter Marina,who,alone took care of you through your illness..Her heart will always be empty since your passing...May you rest in peace.
George Kelly
April 16, 2018
Dear Mrs.Ashton,Marina and I always share our day with remembering You..Marina always,always will share Your Heart.....
George Kelly
April 16, 2018
Dear Mrs.Ashton,Marina and I always share our day with remembering You..Marina always,always will share Your Heart.....
George Kelly
April 16, 2018
Dear Mrs.Ashton,Marina and I always share our day with remembering You..Marina always,always will share Your Heart.....
George Kelly
April 16, 2018
Dear Mrs.Ashton,Marina and I always share our day with remembering You..Marina always,always will share Your Heart.....
Yael Gen
February 17, 2017
Dore was my teacher in the early 80s. Gracious and generous, I remember she invited me to her apartment to lend me a book even though she was very ill. Dore was a presence but she always made time for us, sharing her knowledge and experiences. How fortunate we Cooper students were! Please accept my deepest sympathy.
Matthew Armstrong
February 9, 2017
Ah, Dore!
You were the last of the true originals, graced with a strong voice and a keen mind, a generous heart and a tempered ferocity that was inspirational. How fondly will I always remember you, your wit, your acumen, your brilliance.
- Matthew
Liselot van der Heijden
February 7, 2017
Dore, dear Dore, you mean so much to me: my teacher, my mentor, my inspiration, my critic my surrogate mother, your term and it is true. Your beautiful mind: precise, strong, sensitive and resolute with a clarity, willpower and judgement that cut through everything. Your commitment and love for art, truth, and social justice was unyielding.
So many memories, beautiful, rich memories like Barcelona Beach in the Hamptons, the old car, the study, the desk, the rotary phone, the file cabinet, the letters, the Rothko, Keleb, the parties, the dancing, lovely sweet Matti who married us, the readings, lectures, passionate discussions, Matti's end and how you suffered and hardened, I think it was the biggest loss and disappointment of your life.
My most beautiful memory is with you, Matti and my mother Anna Vijn, in her kitchen in Holland, eating herring and discussing Becket. My three dearest people who are no more. I will carry you with me forever. I am fortunate to know and love you.
Anne Brodzky
February 6, 2017
You shall go out with joy.........and all the trees of the field will clap their hands!
Love Dory!
Dore & Jay 10/22/12
Lori Banchi
February 4, 2017
Dore was my aunt so I never saw the professor side of her or realized the influence she had over so many. Its interesting to read all these tributes. We always use to look forward to driving into the city with my Dad to pick her up for holiday dinners. My Dad passed last April so hopefully they are together now, sharing a good laugh, probably with their father!
February 4, 2017
I remember most mornings in the Humanities and Social Sciences office, Dore would greet me good morning,check her mail, and then go directly into her office to meet with her students. She was energetic and completely devoted to her profession. May she rest in peace and my condolences to her family.
Valery Oisteanu
February 4, 2017
RIP Dore Ashton!
michelle hobart
February 4, 2017
She will be missed by so many - Dore was a humanist and activist not only in this country but also in Italy and around the world. She was an extra-ordinarily fearless woman and followed her curiosity with no boundaries. Dore was a poetic interpreter who went directly to the creative source, at the core of the worlds of literature, music, urbanism and, of course, art. Literature animated her writings, no matter the topic. She felt at home at Cooper Union because the institution transcended academic stereotypes and allowed people to be who they were. I suspect she left us now unable to tolerate the currents events in our country. We will miss her intransigent passion for life and justice.
Kim Holleman
February 4, 2017
Condolences and remembrances for Dore Ashton and her family at this sad time. I didn't have Dore as a professor at Cooper Union, but her presence and impact reached far and wide into the Cooper Union community and beyond.
RF
February 4, 2017
Condolences to all. Dore's Art and memories will last a lifetime.Seek comfort in family and close friends, Let God continue to heal your pain Jeremiah 29:11
Mary Stieber
February 4, 2017
As obvious as the outcome might seem now, people like Dore Ashton went to the barricades on behalf of modernism. Bliss was it that dawn to be alive, but to be young (and in New York) was mere heaven...
Ellen Kozak
February 3, 2017
My sincere condolences Paris Marina, for your great loss. You could not have been a more devoted, loving daughter. Thank you for keeping Dore's friends close to her.
Your treasured mom will be missed her voice, haimishness, support, laughter, openness, blunt directness, full of surprises---a drawing of a still life she sent on a post-card one summer a practitioner and lover of true-art, an amateur, as she'd say. My thoughts are with you Marina.
Sandra Lesch
February 3, 2017
My condolences to Dore's family and many friends. She was my professor at Cooper Union in the 1970's, and a catalyst for many fine people in the broad realm of the arts. She believed in social conscience and the importance and inspiration of art and literature, for clarity and change. She was truly like a sun, around which others sought her generosity, wisdom and favor. Her intelligence and influence will endure, but she will be missed.
clare walker
February 3, 2017
I love you Dore - always Clare xoxo
Isabel Stein
February 3, 2017
She was a wonderful teacher who taught her students that art history was part of world history, to stay engaged and to question what they saw. Her classroom was always a very exciting, thought-provoking place. I remember when Isamu Noguchi came to talk in her class. Standing room only! Condolences to her family.
February 3, 2017
Dore Ashton, a pioneer in the art world and a true friend to those who knew her and shared her passion. I miss you, rest in peace.
Richard Jacobs
February 3, 2017
As a student at Cooper in the early 1980's, Dore shaped so many of my young artistic and political beliefs. She was always loyal and opinionated, and never lost that twinkle in her eye. In 1983 Dore gave me "Bill's" address in the Hamptons and even the last time I saw her, she loved remembering that I handed her a thesis with direct quotes from my unannounced visit with DeKooning. The exhibition she curated in 1997 of my work with her brief essay will always be a highlight of my life. Her support of my work was an unequaled affirmation. I am so grateful for my friendship with this true intellectual and lovely woman whose correspondence was always poignant and loving. She will always be a presence in my studio! Much Love Marina.
Ran Shahar
February 2, 2017
Hi Dore, I'm devastated. Really. I never thought you would leave.
I knew you for not very long. You called me "Ma Nishma Babait," alluding to my Israeli upbringing. We shared that aspect in common, as your late husband was Israeli as well.
You once invited me to look at your late husband's documents, which were in Hebrew, and perhaps translate a few for you. You said they were just lying around there aimlessly. I never found the time to go. No, let me rephrase: I never made the time to come.
Your departure leaves me in enormous regret. I understand now how fleeting everything is, and perhaps how important that offer was to you. Who knows. I cannot impute any feeling to you, as you were always somewhat impenetrable. In the past year I have been having thoughts about remedying my error, but this time, could not find the money to come to NYC.
You were unparalleled. Unparalleled.
Jaime Vasquez
February 2, 2017
Dore Ashton was key in making Cooper Union the special and unique place it is. I am lucky to have been there and to have known her.
Riva Lava
February 2, 2017
Dore you will always live in my heart, enjoy the journey! Riva Lava
February 2, 2017
Dore was much more than my professor at Cooper Union. She was my dear friend who opened her life to me. She taught me by her way of life. She is the one person I always think of when I cross E 11th St. Dore, you will always live in my heart, enjoy the journey! Riva Lava
Michael Lebron
February 2, 2017
For me, Dore Ashton was so much more than a professor of art history, though that was her title at the time I placed myself under her guidance. She was a woman with a deep commitment to and faith in personal values rooted in post-war progressive, humanistic thought, yet in possession of an astoundingly nimble, curious, dynamic and questioning mind on such a diverse a range of topics and viewpoints which always provided the space for her students to explore, expand, think through and create for themselves their pathways to their own destinations, which to me is the highest compliment one can pay to a teacher. Dore leaves behind a legacy whose light will shine that much more brightly as there are few left who can match the depth and breadth of her particular pedagogical wisdom.
More so than any other professor, Dore introduced me to the world of the mind and was a pivotal influence in the shaping and development of my intellectual, cultural and ethical trajectory - indeed, if not also the development of my character as well - as she must have been for so many others who beat a path to her door at The Cooper Union and elsewhere. Though our paths diverged as the years passed, she has been a foundational presence in my life and will be deeply missed.
Paris Marina, I know how dedicated you have been to your mom all these years, and how difficult this time is for you. You will always be in my thoughts and prayers, especially at this difficult time. My heart goes out to you.
John Cotner
February 2, 2017
Wonderful mind.
Evelyn Ramos
February 2, 2017
So sadden by passing on one of first pioneer women in art history. I so wanted to take her class many decades ago. We mourning a giant, her relentless labor for all. Condolences and embrace to her children, family and community.
Evelyn Ramos
Jeremy Lewison
February 2, 2017
A pioneering art historian, much valued. Deepest sympathies to her family
mary kelly
February 2, 2017
From Mary KELLY..PARIS MARINA YOU ARE A GREAT DAUGHTER..WIFE..AND I ALWAYS WISHED I HAD YOU AS A DAUGHTER I NEVER HAD..PLEASE TAKE MY OLD LADY THOUGHTS AND REMEMBER YOU PARIS..ARE YOUR MOMS DAUGHTER..YOU SACRIFICED AND PAID A HUGE PRICE TO LOVE MOM AT HER MOST DIFFICULT YEARS..I AM SORRY
Daniel Kelly
February 2, 2017
MRS.DORE ASHTON WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES ,ALONG WITH HER MOST BELOVED DAUGHTER PARIS MARINA DEVEREAUX..DORE ADORED MARINA AND DORE S LEGACY. SHALL ALWAYS CONTINUE...
THE ART WORLD LOST AN EMPEROR AND HER DAUGHTER PARIS LOST EVERYTHING SHE LIVED AND STOOD FOR..MAY GOD SEND DORE TO WATCH OVER HER LOVING DAUGHTER PARIS WHEN LIFE GETS TOUGH...SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS PARIS..GOD BLESS
Mary Kelly
February 2, 2017
MRS ASHTON hope your spirit protects your Daughter ..PARIS MARINA DEVEREAUX..PARIS LOST YOU DORE.. HER ONLY TRUE FRIEND. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH
Claudia Giordano
February 1, 2017
A brilliant and influential professor who engaged her students with intellectual respect and guided with gentle dignity. A great loss for the art and Cooper Union community.
Paris marina Devereaux
February 1, 2017
My mom. She was an incredible person in any and every way. To me, she was ferociously , my supporter and friend. She always put me before herself. My finest memory is of her putting me in the child seat on our old fashioned yellow bicycle, and then pedaling to town. As we reached a spot along the way that had a tree stump inbedded in the sidewalk , she would tell me to get ready to get over the hump...and we did, with giggles and bumps alike. That was my mom. Every hump encountered, we got over....together. I love you mama.
george kelly
February 1, 2017
To MY BELOVED SECOND MOM...I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE TIMES WHEN MARINA.. YOU AND I WERE SITTING IN MONTAUK READING THE NEW YORK TIMES.....MRS ASHTON..I AM SORRY YOU ARE GONE..AND MAY WE ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU FOR WHO YOU WERE AND ALWAYS WILL BE... A DEVOTED MOTHER AND CONFIDANT... MY TEARS WILL ALWAYS FLOW.. UNTIL THEN MRS.ASHTON..I BID FAREWELL... LOVE AKWAYS GEORGE KELLY
george kelly
February 1, 2017
To MY BELOVED SECOND MOM...I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE TIMES WHEN MARINA.. YOU AND I WERE SITTING IN MONTAUK READING THE NEW YORK TIMES.....MRS ASHTON..I AM SORRY YOU ARE GONE..AND MAY WE ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU FOR WHO YOU WERE AND ALWAYS WILL BE... A DEVOTED MOTHER AND CONFIDANT... MY TEARS WILL ALWAYS FLOW.. UNTIL THEN MRS.ASHTON..I BID FAREWELL... LOVE AKWAYS GEORGE KELLY
G. B.
February 1, 2017
I'm so sorry for your loss. May the precious memories of your dear loved one comfort you. Psalms 94:18,19
February 1, 2017
Thoughts and prayers, may his memories be a blessing, bringing comfort to mourning family and friends as he R.I.P
AC
February 1, 2017
Reading God's Word of hope for those who have passed on is faith building and encouraging. John 6:40.
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