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TAL STREETER Obituary

STREETER--Tal, sculptor of "Endless Column" and author of The Art of the Japanese Kite passed away on April 17, 2014 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Streeter's art centered on the creation of large-scale steel sculptures, and large kites, both of which find their inspiration and home in the sky. A celebration of his life, work and legacy will be held in 2015 on the opening of the Dream of Flight Museum and Library, Santa Fe New Mexico, established by the non profit Friends of the Sky Foundation in 2012 to preserve Tal's vision, sculpture, sky related material, photographic and kite archives. He is survived by his wife, potter Romig Streeter, daughter Lissa Streeter, brother Ronald J. Streeter, collaborator Bruce George, and his Santa Fe family - David, Fiona and Tiger Wong-Wagner. To those that wish, all correspondence and donations may be made to : Friends of the Sky Foundation, 4007 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505. "Rather than center himself in the American space as an Action Painter does, Streeter makes the surrounding lack of scale reveal itself; the endlessness is in the American sky." - Carter Ratcliff

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Published by New York Times on May 18, 2014.

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Chris Ballew

November 20, 2023

Tal was my sculpture teacher at SUNY Purchase in the 1980s. He believed in me and made me feel like an actual artist. We created a grant proposal together and he was so generous with his enthusiasm and time. LOVE YOU TAL!!!

Matthew T. Marfield

November 18, 2020

I remember Tal Streeter from the seminal kite book, "Kite Craft". I'm not sure what inspired me to search, but here I am, six years after his departure...

ernie bowman

May 12, 2020

visiting Storm King several autumns ago with my grown daughter on the prettiest of all fall days. we saw Tal's sculpture from many angles and distances. beautiful

May 27, 2014

I met Tal in the mid 1970's. He stayed with my wife and I one weekend in Princeton NJ where he was visiting to present a kite workshop for children via the Princeton Arts Council. His enthusiasm and patience were quite remarkable.Some wonderful creations were made. As a young MFA I was impressed that a real NY artist was interested in my work and was quite encouraging. Ernie Bowman

Tal's Red Line (Skyworks) kite Cornwall UK

May 20, 2014

Endless Column Tal Streeter

Tal Streeter

May 19, 2014

Art of the Japanese Kite

Tal Streeter

May 19, 2014

Tal flyin' a kite

Tal Streeter

May 19, 2014

Gary Golio

May 18, 2014

Tal was my sculpture professor at SUNY Purchase in the 1970's. He was knowledgeable, upbeat, and very encouraging to aspiring artists, something which I keenly appreciated at that time. A good soul, he melded an Asian sensibility with Western considerations or Art to make something that both personal and unique. Fly that kite, Tal!

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