R.I.P. Rebecca Westcott.
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- thinkmule
R.I.P. Rebecca Westcott
I only met her in passing at Space1026, but she was cool, and had a nice spirit, she also was a dope artist and from Philly(and I have a special place for my fellow dope philly artists). Peace to Jim Houser and her family, Peace to her.
TNDAP
(oct 20 04, 16:27)++++++
Holy shit..that is sad...I was a big fan of her work...too young!
R.I.P.
- iDp0
what happened? she looks so young?!?
- DutchBoy0
noone should die that young with a good spirit.
real sad. :((
- johndiggity0
"killed by a drunk driver on a suspended liscence."
http://art.blogging.la/archives/…absolutely horrible.
- -leah-0
i have never heard of her, but reading about her makes me feel so sad. what a pointless tragedy
- thinkmule0
Rebecca Westcott, 28, an artist from Queen Village
By Gayle Ronan Sims
Inquirer Staff Writer
Rebecca "Becky" Westcott, 28, of Queen Village, a talented artist, was killed Oct. 12 when struck by a car on Interstate 95 near Hartford, Conn., while returning from visiting her parents in Nantucket. Mass.
Miss Westcott had stopped by the side of the road to fix a flat tire when she was hit by a car driven by a man who previously had been charged with drunken and reckless driving. Miss Westcott died instantly. The accident is under investigation, state police said.
In June, Miss Westcott was one of the youngest winners of a $50,000 Pew Charitable Trust award for her paintings. Her career was skyrocketing. She had her first solo show in June at the Spector Gallery.
"She titled that show 'Homemade,' " gallery owner Shelley Spector said. "Becky created an environment with portraits of her circle of friends. She painted plants, words, recipes and numbers on the walls. It reflected her very feminine and domestic personality."
Miss Westcott had a national following after shows in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. She was booked around the country for the next year, Spector said.
At the time of her death, "Becky was happier than any other time in her life," her husband of two years, painter Jim Houser, said. "She wanted to get our house ready to have a baby."
Born in Lebanon, N.H., Miss Westcott grew up surrounded by creativity and never doubted that she wanted to be a painter. She and her mother, an illustrator of children's books, traveled the world together. They had a trip planned to Paris this week.
After graduating from Tabor Academy, a prep school in Marion, Mass., Miss Westcott earned a bachelor's degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1998.
She met Houser eight years ago while in college.
"The first time I saw her, we were both eating alone in a restaurant," Houser said. "She was just so beautiful. I was afraid to meet her."
The couple were together from the day after they met. They bought a house in 2000 and were married in 2002.
They each had a studio in their house, which is painted lime green, decorated with old furniture and antiques, and alive with two dogs and a cat.
Miss Westcott's paintings reflected the harmony, love and warmth in her life.
In addition to her husband and her mother, Miss Westcott is survived by her father, William; a stepsister, Wendy; a grandmother; and a step-great-grandmother.
A memorial service is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday at Space 1026, 1026 Arch St. Burial will be private.
- DutchBoy0
fuck. :(
reading that makes me even more sad.
i fucking hate irresponsible drivers... i could really kill the basterd if i met him...
sorry, that's how i feel now..
- thinkmule0
towards the bottom...
- DutchBoy0
damn, that is some fantastic work there..
- unfittoprint0
stupid way to die.
too many people here are dead because of drunken drivers.
rip.
- nextseason0
I didn't know her personally but a good friend of mine was very close to her and Jim.
This is a horrible tradegy, so sad.
- versa0
wow, i had just finished reading the latest Anthem mag, with her and her husband highlighted in it
i was really impressed and looking for more stuff on/by them both
what a true, true shame
i imagine she must have touched alot of people
r.i.p.
- ad10
r.i.p
peace on earth
- jevad0
"On Tuesday night, after visiting family in Nantucket, Mass., Westcott was driving back to Philadelphia on Interstate-95 when she got a flat tire in Hartford, Conn. Westcott pulled far over to a grassy area to change it. As she was working on the tire, a car swerved off the road and struck her. She died instantly."
hang the fucking bastard...
- upso0
r.i.p.
- abizzyman0
sad... truly sad.
my heart goes out to her and her family