death_date death_place religion birth_place years_active nationality name birth_date known_for article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
24 july 2015 new york , new york us jewish johannesburg , south africa 1978 -- 2015 american ingrid sischy 02 march 1952 '' the new yorker '' -lrb- 1988 -- 1996 -rrb- '' artforum interview '' -lrb- 1989 -- 2008 -rrb- '' vanity fair '' '' -lrb- 1997 -- 2015 -rrb- -lrb- 1979 -- 1988 -rrb- '' ingrid sischy
 ingrid barbara sischy writer art critic editor breast cancer
ingrid sischy

ingrid barbara sischy -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- march 2 , 1952 -- july 24 , 2015 -rrb- was a south african-born american writer and art critic who focused on art , photography , and fashion , and was most well known as the editor of andy warhol 's `` interview magazine '' from 1989 until 2008 as well as her powerful connections and friendships with many in the art community .
until her death in 2015 , she and her girlfriend and partner , sandra brant , worked together as the international editors of the italian , spanish , and german versions of `` vanity fair '' .
