tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100017842574074859.post337029255522390850..comments2024-03-14T17:19:44.253-07:00Comments on The Artist Profiles Project: Peter Agostini's 12th Street Studio, as Photographed by David CarrowAlexis Cairnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02889166624846731736noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100017842574074859.post-22449267382597108602024-03-14T17:19:44.253-07:002024-03-14T17:19:44.253-07:00I’ll never forget seeing Peter in a bar in Greensb...I’ll never forget seeing Peter in a bar in Greensboro, NC. I noticed that he noticed me, and I was “smitten.” His expression was analytical and I felt a bit scared, but also happy. His background of being from Hell’s Kitchen was apparent, because he did not seem to care about himself. I cannot remember how he got my number, but he did. All I remember is standing outside his apartment door and he was telling a friend by phone that he was expecting “a beautiful young woman” at any minute. All I can say is he had a powerful presence but was not vain. He might be the most perfect man I ever met, because he wasn’t self absorbed at all. The next week he went to teach at a New England school and wrote me the most beautiful letters. I never saw him again. And I guess I lost those letters. I noticed that his niece would like to know more about him, and all I can say is he was a product of his harsh upbringing though he never complained, and he was very self sufficient and never complained about his childhood. My husband Parker Whedon was very much like him. He was 22 years older than I and never criticized me. For a woman brought up in the South who was a debutant, it was a miracle that I met him at all. He is on the top of my list of other celebrities I have met (Art Buchwald and Buddy Hackett, both of whom made me laugh). I met Art when he came to give the graduation speech at UNC Greensboro where he said he never graduated from high school even. One of my housemates told her bf that I wanted to meet Art and lo and behold I saw Art coming down the sidewalk and he said, “I hear you wanted to meet me!” My other favorite comedian I met when I was working in an exclusive shop called The World of Fragrance and Buddy Hackett walked in with his preppy friend and I said, “Why Ronnie Curry, I haven’t seen you since college!” He said, “I’m not Ronnie Curry.” And then it dawned on me who he was! The best part of this meeting was when he started talking about how overpriced everything was in the shop. We talk about his dear friend Terry Thomas who had died that was in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. Thank you for listening to this long story. Virginia Simpson Whedon Virginianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100017842574074859.post-47285057474106364862015-02-23T23:30:40.272-08:002015-02-23T23:30:40.272-08:00I studied with Peter from 1981-85 at UNCG... he wa...I studied with Peter from 1981-85 at UNCG... he was a mentor to me and many others , i would be happy to share stories, experiences and recollections of our years at Gboro. it was the best period of my youth because of him. email me at espasser@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768473045177902676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100017842574074859.post-35731970785420309992013-10-02T12:05:16.257-07:002013-10-02T12:05:16.257-07:00i'm Peter AGOSTINI'S niece and would love ...i'm Peter AGOSTINI'S niece and would love to hear stories about him and his art. i live in nyc near Union Squarewww.yourexpertnation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100017842574074859.post-85203658659378016332012-11-29T23:05:57.966-08:002012-11-29T23:05:57.966-08:00This is a great site. It is a total pleasure to se...This is a great site. It is a total pleasure to see so much of the work, and thus the man, in one spot so many years since I last saw Peter. I was a student and friend in 1969 at the Studio School. I am more impressed with the work now than I was at the time. I think he was an artist whose work was never given its full due. Andrea Schwartz-Feithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936810161373678151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100017842574074859.post-21860751007022887692010-12-23T15:42:21.087-08:002010-12-23T15:42:21.087-08:00Thanks for posting these and thanks to David for t...Thanks for posting these and thanks to David for taking them. I visited Peter's basement on Greene St once but it was too dark and messy to be able to see anything.Kevin Tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06991120021315386177noreply@blogger.com