Barbara Hammer Death
Barbara passed away on March 16, 2019 at the age of 79 in Manhattan, New York, United States. Barbara's cause of death was ovarian cancer.
When did Barbara Hammer die?
March 16, 2019How did Barbara Hammer die? What was the cause of death?
Ovarian cancerHow old was Barbara Hammer when died?
79Where did Barbara Hammer die? What was the location of death?
Manhattan, New York, United States
Barbara Hammer Birthday and Date of Death
Barbara Hammer was born on May 15, 1939 and died on March 16, 2019. Barbara was 79 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: May 15, 1939
Date of Death: March 16, 2019
Age at Death: 79
Barbara Hammer - Biography
Barbara Hammer (born May 15, 1939) is an American filmmaker in the genre of experimental films and a professor at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee. Hammer is known for creating experimental films dealing with women's issues such as gender roles, lesbian relationships and coping with aging and family.
Hammer created more than 80 moving image works throughout her life, and has also received a great number of honors thus far. In 2007, Hammer was honored with an exhibition and tribute in Taipei at the Chinese Cultural University Digital Imaging Center. In New York in 2010, Hammer had a one-month exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art. Additionally, in 2013 she was granted a Guggenheim Fellowship for her film Waking Up Together. She also had exhibitions in London at The Tate Modern in 2012, in Paris at Jeu de Paume also in 2012, in Toronto for the International Film Festival in 2013 and in Berlin at the Koch Oberhuber Woolfe in both 2011 and 2014.
In 2006, Hammer was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. After 12 years of chemotherapy, she fought for the right of self euthanasia. She referenced this in her works, such as her 2009 film A Horse is Not a Metaphor, in which she expresses the ups and downs of a cancer patient. Through her experience, she became an advocate for Right to Die and fought for the New York Medical Aid in Dying Act. On October 10, 2018, Hammer presented "The Art of Dying," a performative lecture at the Whitney Museum of Art.
Hammer died from ovarian cancer on March 15, 2019. She had been receiving palliative hospice care at the time of her death.
