Dr. Pamela H. Simpson, author of "Cheap Quick & Easy: Imitative Architectural Materials" died on Oct. 4 from cancer at the age of 65.
Her article about embossed wall coverings around 1900 was published by the Wallpaper History Society in their 1996/1997 Review.
Her first book was �The Architecture of Historic Lexington,� which she co-authored with Royster Lyle Jr.. It was published in 1979 and remains an important resource for understanding and appreciating the historic buildings of Lexington, Kentucky. Her completed manuscript, �Corn Palaces and Butter Queens: The History of Crop Art and Dairy Sculpture,� will be published by the University of Minnesota Press.
A link to a news article about Dr. Simpson is here.