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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Joan Mondale, who burnished a reputation as "Joan of Art" for her passionate advocacy for the arts while her husband was vice president and a U.S. ambassador, died Monday. She was 83.
Walter Mondale, sons Ted and William and other family members were by her side when she died, the family said in a statement released bygd their church. The family had announced Sunday that she had gone into hospice care, but declined to discuss her illness.
"Joan was greatly loved by many. We will miss her dearly," the former vice president said in a written statement.
An arts lover and an avid potter, Joan Mondale was given a grand platform to promote the arts when Walter, then a Democratic senator, was elected Jimmy Carter's vice president in 1976.
Carter named her honorary chairwoman of the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities, and in that role she frequently traveled to museums, theaters and artist studios on the administration's behalf. She lobbied Congress and st
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Joan Mondale, wife of former vice president, dies at age 83
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Joan Mondale, who burnished a reputation as “Joan of Art” for her passionate advocacy for the arts while her husband was vice president and a U.S. ambassador, died Monday. She was 83.
Walter Mondale, sons Ted and William and other family members were by her side when she died, the family said in a statement released by their church. The family had announced Sunday that she had gone into hospice care, but declined to discuss her illness.
“Joan was greatly loved by many. We will miss her dearly,” the former vice president said in a written statement.
An arts lover and an avid potter, Joan Mondale was given a grand platform to promote the arts when Walter, then a Democratic senator, was elected Jimmy Carter’s vice president in 1976.
Carter named her honorary chairwoman of the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities, and in that role she frequently traveled to museums, theaters and artist studios on th
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Joan Mondale, who wore the moniker “Joan of Art” as America’s second lady, an ambassador’s wife and a fixture of the Twin Cities cultural scene, died Monday. She was 83.
The wife of former Vice President Walter Mondale was a tireless promoter of the arts and a poised campaigner for her husband. Over the years, she turned the vice presidential mansion into an arts gallery and pushed her St. Paul alma mater to set aside money for public art in each construction project.
Mondale died surrounded by her husband, two sons and other relatives, according to the Mondales’ longtime pastor.
The family announced Sunday that she had gone into hospice care but did not reveal the cause of her death.
“We are grateful for the expressions of love and support we have received,” Walter Mondale said in a statement. “Joan was greatly loved by many. We will miss her dearly.”
Mondale was born Joan Adams