Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ferebee, Ann Elizabeth June 18, 2021
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Virginian-Pilot June 27, 2021
Ann E. Ferebee, 89, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021, at her home in New 
York with her son by her side. A journalist, author and historian, Ann's life 
took her around the world in pursuit of people with new ideas.
Born in Norfolk, Va., Ann attended courses at the Norfolk Division of the 
College of William and Mary before moving to New York City where she graduated 
from Barnard College. At Barnard she studied American literature but also 
nurtured budding interests in photography and design history.
Upon graduation Ann joined Time, Inc. as a researcher while studying at the 
Institute of Fine Art. She taught design history at the Pratt Institute. She 
started the magazine, Design and Environment, and was its editor-in-chief. She 
authored A History of Design from the Victorian Era to the Present, published in 
1970, with a second edition published in 2011. She also taught at the Parsons 
School of Design.
Ann founded The Institute for Urban Design in 1979, and served as its director 
until 2004. Conceived as a multi-disciplinary forum for the emerging field of 
city planning, The Institute brought together architects, designers, landscape 
architects, engineers, transportation planners, sociologists, anthropologists 
and artists at the forefront of city planning and urban design. The Institute 
organized urban design forums and symposia around the world in cities such as 
Berlin, Paris and St. Petersburg.
Through her work, Ann interviewed numerous artists and intellectuals, including 
Andy Warhol, James Baldwin and Marshall McLuhan. She traveled extensively 
abroad, meeting old friends and tracking new developments in art and design.
Raised in the Ghent neighborhood of Norfolk with her brothers whom she adored, 
Ann was the daughter of the late Florence and Oscar B. Ferebee, Sr. She is 
survived by her son, John S. Ferebee and her partner, Suzanne B. Clarke.
A graveside funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 2nd 
in Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk. Arrangements are being handled through H. D. 
Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk Chapel.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through www.hdoliver.com.

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