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Ron Stark was born in Sidney NY on June 27th 1944. He attended the University of Denver and graduated from SUNY Oneonta, NY.
From 1970 to 1979 he was the director of the photography program for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. His photographs were exhibited in one person exhibitions at the Phillips Collection and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Wm Morrow Press published, Ron Stark, Delicacies in 1978.
In 1988 he married Nora Chamberlain and they exhibited together in Santa Fe as Chamberlain-Stark Gallery.Their marriage ended in divorce.
Ron's paintings were in the Albuquerque Museum Biennial in 2006. In 2011 six of his photographs were acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Ron played flamenco guitar and performed for numerous years.
He is survived by his brother, Robert of Union Dale PA; his sister, Marie Spreutels of Bainbridge, NY; his brother, Ray of Lacona, NY; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service with family and friends will be held in Sidney, NY in August.
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Anna Auer, Vienna (Austria). Exhibition of Ron Stark photographs in 1974 at
September 10, 2022
BF Harris
July 8, 2022
When I was very young, and just becoming interested in photography, I picked up Delicacies at a museum book store. It was the first book to ever really inspire me to become a photographer, and step into art. It is a book that I still pull from the shelf often. It has always been an inspiration in its simplicity of classic still life and how art is just part of life and being.
Ron and I never met. However at one point in my career I somehow found an e-mail address for Ron and we exchanged a few e-mails. It was a real treat, and a fulfillment. It's nine years after his death. But I still have that book on the shelf. I still acknowledge him as a major inspiration in the work I am still able to produce. Thank you Ron.
Joan Henehan
July 20, 2014
Ron was a consummate artist, as a painter and a photographer as well as in the way he cooked, spoke and laughed. He loved art, he loved history and he brought them together in a unique interpretation all his own. See you later, Ron. Your life was your art!
Ron's Apartment Wall July 2013
November 26, 2013
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Carwen Asmussen
November 24, 2013
I just learned of Ron's passing from the Oneonta alumni newsletter and am so saddened by his loss. I knew him in college, participated in a small way with photos in "Delicacies" in the 70s. We remained friends into the 80s. We then lost touch but made contact again briefly this spring. Ron was an exceptional talent. I treasure my collection of his photos, his recipe for chocolate cake, and the memory of his flamenco playing that long ago made me weak in the knees. A good, talented man has been lost too soon.
November 21, 2013
November 18, 2013
I'm so sorry to hear about Ron. We were college friends at Oneonta and had many a great time together. He loved everything about life and tried to capture it in his music and photographs. It's true- life is too short- And now he's gone.
Rest in Peace my friend.
Fred Carvin
Ron in 1967
October 10, 2013
October 10, 2013
I miss you Ron
August 14, 2013
I just got the sad news from the Museum der Moderne in Salzbourg/Austria. I am very shocked about. I owned the photo gallery Die Bruecke in Vienna (1970-1978). In 1973 Ron had a one person exhibition of photographs at the Viennese Secession that had ever held there. Sucessfuly! He loved good pastry, cooking and photographed a series of pictures at the famous confectioner's shop "Heiner" in Vienna, exhibited many times. Van Deren Coke was enthusiastic about when he visited Vienna in 1975. Ron's pictures are in the collection Fotografis in Salzbourg. - He was an extremely charming man. I am sure that many people will miss him and so do I. Anna Auer in Vienna.
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