Knoxville artist Horace Pittman (Ali Akbar) dies
Details incomplete on death of local painter, poet
The late Knoxville-based artist Ali Akbar, also known as Horace Pittman
Comments
STORY TOOLS
More Celebrity News
- 'Davy Crockett' TV series filmed in Smokies
- Kirstie Alley’s new show a bad idea on an epic scale
- Commentary: Gabourey Sidibe’s talent, not size, is what matters
Share and Enjoy
KNOXVILLE — Horace Pittman, better known to Knoxvillians as Ali Akbar, has died. Pittman was a painter, poet, musician and general scenester in town. Pittman died at University of Tennessee Medical Center. Friends say he was recently diagnosed with diabetes, but no details of his death have been released. Pittman was 64.
Parker Funeral Home, 870 Saluda Street, Rock Hill, S.C. 29730, is handling the arrangements. A funeral service and visitation will be at noon on Saturday, Dec. 19. The funeral home phone number is 803-329-1414.
Some acquaintances of Ali Akbar are offering remembrances of the artist in a message-board thread at KnoxBlab.com.
© 2009, Knoxville News Sentinel
Want to use this article? Click here for options!
RSSPlease wait while the video player loads. If you do not see it in a few seconds, please download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, or enable JavaScript for your browser to view the video player.
-
Knoxville bands
Check out our list of Knoxville's hottest bands. View profiles, listen to music and more.
Go rock! »
-
Timewasters
Stay a while, play some games, browse about:
Sudoku puzzle, crossword puzzle, Market Square webcam, TV listings.
Comments » 1
kthoma14 writes:
He was a "gorilla artist". He...will...be... missed.
Share your thoughts
Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.