THOMAS R. SLAUGHTER

SLAUGHTER--Thomas Robert, an artist, designer, and illustrator living and working in New York City, died October 24, 2014 from brain cancer. He was 59. Discovered by Henry Geldzahler in the 1980s, Slaughter had more than 30 solo exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Vancouver, Germany and Japan. He worked as a printmaker in collaboration with Durham Press for 25 years, and his editions are included in the permanent collections of MoMA and the Whitney Museum of American Art. He illustrated twelve children's books, including "Boat Works," "Do You Know Which Ones will Grow? " - a 2011 Notable American Library Association book of the year - and collaborations with Marthe Jocelyn such as "ABC x 3," "Same Same," and "123." These books have been translated into six languages. Slaughter also worked for the last ten seasons as the Art Director for the New Victory Theater. As a designer, he created everything from t-shirts to skateboard decks, beach towels as well as a line of wallpaper for Cavern Home. Slaughter served on the board of directors of MoMA PS1, the Public Theater, and the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. As a director of the Goldsmith Foundation, Slaughter was instrumental in the Foundation's support of numerous art and theater organizations including The Drawing Center, Naked Angels, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. Slaughter will be remembered as a consummate New Yorker, a vivid institution in his SoHo community. He most enjoyed spending time with his daughters at his second home in Noyac, Long Island. He is survived by his mother Virginia Slaughter, his daughter Nell Jocelyn, his daughter and son-in-law Hannah Jocelyn and Jimmy Mezei, brothers Bill, Chuck and Jamie Slaughter, as well as eight nephews and nieces and one great nephew. Services will be held Monday, November 3, 2014 at 11am at the New Victory Theater.