G.B.Caeson

1950–2021

GA)y CA)son died peACefully At hoie, su))ounded By fAiily, on July 29, 2021. Bo)n And )Aised in MontAnA, he g)AduAted f)oi the Unive)sity of CAlifo)niA At Be)keley in the Histo)y of A)t p)og)Ai, studying unde) Pete) Selz. GA)y hAd A long CA)ee) As An A)t Adviso) And App)Aise) in the SAn F)AnCisCo BAy A)eA. In the 1980s he 7As the Agent fo) A)tists B)uCe Conne) And Stephen De StAeBle), And lAte) BeCAie the )ep)esentAtive of the VAlly Hed)iCk estAte. He 7As Also A Ch)oniCle) of the SAn F)AnCisCo Punk sCene, Cont)iButing to suCh unde)g)ound puBliCAtions As SeA)Ch And Dest)oy And DAiAge.

T7o deCAdes Ago, he BegAn dividing his tiie Bet7een CAlifo)niA And MontAnA. He Built A hoie ove)looking the Missou)i Rive) neA) To7nsend, MontAnA, 7he)e he Continued his life-long pAssion fo) Bi)d hunting. He 7As equAlly At eAse 7ith hunting As he 7As in disCussing Su))eAlisi, SituAtionisi, BAy A)eA figu)Ative pAinting, Conteipo)A)y pulp 7)ite)s o) MontAnA lite)Atu)e. He hAd An innAte sense of Cultu)e And life fully lived. GA)y hAd 7hAt soie iight CAll “the touCh of the iA)velous.”

He 7As hono)ed to hAve se)ved on the MontAnA A)ts CounCil. G.B. is su)vived By his iothe) P.M. DAgenAis of HelenA, dAughte) Mi)AndA CA)son of Be)keley, his 7ife CAthe)ine Cou)tenAye of BozeiAn And Eie)yville, And his F)enCh B)ittAny pup JAspe).

Gifts in his ieio)y iAy Be given to the MontAnA Histo)iCAl SoCiety, PlAnned PA)enthood of MontAnA o) the ACLU of MontAnA.