Elsie Dinsmore Popkin died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 8, 2005, at the too early age of 67. Please read Cornell Chronicle obituary.

This video about pastel artist, Cornell alumna Elsie Dinsmore Popkin, BFA '58, is an entertaining narrative by the artist of her life while an art student at Cornell in the mid-1950's. This video has the artist describing how she creates her art, and shows her current work displayed in the NYC Uptown Gallery as well as her recent exhibition at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, created from the 5th floor of the Museum while looking up Lake Cayuga, as well as looking down upon the beautiful Cornell campus as the seasons changed. Created in 2003, on the occasion of her 45th Reunion, this video includes vintage photos from her years at Cornell, as well as recent video taken of Popkin creating her floral pastels in the Cornell Plantations.

You will need QuickTime to play the audio or video clips. This is a free download. Click on a link under the photo to the right. The file will begin to download and then start playing automatically. The bigger the file size (shown at the end of the link), the longer it will take for the video to start playing.