Hubert Tibbles "Buddy" Foley (born 1945) is an American artist, musician, and video documentarist.[1] He lives in Seattle.[2]
Born in Vancouver, Washington, he graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of Washington and also studied jazz at Cornish College of the Arts.[2]
In 2003, Kristin Dizon wrote that Foley has been "always on the cusp of fame and recognition."[2] He played piano at numerous Seafair balls[2] and at a 2007 reception for Hillary Clinton at Seattle's Benaroya Hall.[3] His neon art, including a 1987 show taking up all of the showcase windows of the Downtown Seattle flagship store of The Bon Marché briefly earned him the nickname of Seattle's "neon king".[2] For 20 years he lived in a converted gas station on 15th Avenue West, slightly north of the Magnolia Bridge in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood, where he became known for selling ladybugs.[2][1] After a reprieve from eviction in 2005, he was evicted in 2007 when the building was razed.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Erik Lacitis (2007-05-30). "Seattle's "Ladybug Guy" hits his blue period". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ a b c d e f Kristin Dizon (2003-05-25). "Ladybugs help pay the bills and open a door on Buddy Foley's world". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ Robert Jamieson, Jr. (2007-10-24). "After a setback, Ladybug Guy lands on his feet". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
External links
edit- Former official website, archived 2007-04-04 on archive.org