tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355717446968368001.post2181715331567794400..comments2024-03-22T13:31:48.474-04:00Comments on Art Now and Then: Dennis Miller BunkerJim Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882369817190401530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355717446968368001.post-17649544672474373962013-11-26T09:53:32.236-05:002013-11-26T09:53:32.236-05:00Yes, on the whole, artists today quite often live ...Yes, on the whole, artists today quite often live to a ripe old age, and in general, we tend to take old age for granted in today's world with all the myriad medical means we've manifested in maintaining a long, meaningful life. But in the past, there were thousands of ways people could die young, and artists were no less susceptible to them than anyone else. In fact, sometimes, because of smoking, drinking, and the other forms of riotous living artist seem prone to, they may have been MORE susceptiable. One of the more fascinating things I notice in writing about artists from the past is their causes of death. For every kingpin artist like Leonardo or Michelangelo, who seemed to hold on forever, there were dozens of others, such as Raphael, who died in their 30s and 40s at the height of their careers.Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882369817190401530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355717446968368001.post-55590145545060115322013-11-26T01:05:40.967-05:002013-11-26T01:05:40.967-05:00I can not believe that I have not heard of Dennis ...I can not believe that I have not heard of Dennis Miller Bunker. What a tragedy to lose such a gorgeous painter at such a tender age of 29. Love his style of tonalist impressionism . more subdued than the French . he died young like poor Fantin Latour. nean12350https://www.blogger.com/profile/14222517605667152072noreply@blogger.com