JUDITH AND GERSON LIEBER
Obituaries
Judith Leiber
(January 11, 1921 – April 28, 2018)
Gerson Leiber
(November 12, 1921 – April 28, 2018)
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Judith Leiber, the Fabergé of Handbags, Has Died
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Renowned Handbag Designer Judith Leiber, 97, And Husband, Artist Gerson Leiber, 96, Of Springs, Die On Same Day
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Famed Evening Bag Designer Judith Leiber and Artist Husband Die Hours Apart
Read More‘The End to a Perfect Love Story’ Judith and Gerson Leiber, 97, die hours apart
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Handbag Designer Judith Leiber Dies Hours Apart from Husband of 72 Years: 'It's Time for Us to Go'
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How Holocaust Survivor Judith Leiber Became a Handbag Legend: The designer passed away on Saturday at the age of 97
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Handbag designer Judith Leiber, husband die within hours of each other
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Judith Leiber (1921–2018)
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The Bag Lady Of Park Avenue
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Handbag designer Judith Leiber and her husband, artist Gerson Leiber, die within hours of each other
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Can you actually die from a broken heart?
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Judith Leiber, First Lady of Handbags
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Renowned Handbag Designer Judith Leiber, 97, And Husband, Artist Gerson Leiber, 96, Of Springs, Die On Same Day
“‘If Romeo and Juliet had lived into their 90s, they would have been Judy and Gerson.’ That’s how Jeffrey Sussman described Judith and Gerson Leiber, who both died at home on Saturday, less than six hours apart, after more than 72 years of marriage. Ms. Leiber was 97, and Mr. Leiber was 96.
A private service was held on Monday.
Mr. Sussman, an author, became friends with the Leibers several years ago, when Mr. Leiber—known as Gus—asked him to write a biography of his wife, a world-renowned handbag designer. But Mr. Sussman quickly realized that Mr. Leiber, a famous modernist artist in his own right, had a story to tell as well, and that the life they made together for more than seven decades was the most compelling part of the story. He wrote ‘No Mere Bagatelles,’ a book about their life, in 2009…” Read More.
– by Cailin Riley | 27east | Apr 30, 2018
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The Leiber Legacy
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Gerson Leiber & His Painting Collection
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The Leiber Collection In the Press
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