Geller is an admirer of Tretchikoff, in spite of agreeing with critics that his is anything but great art. He wrote, "You put a brick in the Tate today and it's art. Who decided that the Green Lady is kitsch? Not the hundreds of thousands who bought it." Another admirer of Tretchikoff is fashion designer Wayne Hemingway, who compared him to Andy Warhol. In his book, Just Above The Mantelpiece, which defends popular art, he wrote, "He achieved everything that Andy Warhol stated he wanted to do but could never achieve because of his coolness." Soon after his death the Tretchikoff Trust was established. The Trust hosts workshops for teenagers throughout South Africa. The Trust is based on Tretchikoff's life motto "Express your passion, do whatever you love, take action, no matter what". In 2011, the first Tretchikoff retrospective was held at the South African National Gallery in Cape Town. Curated by Andrew Lamprecht, it proved to be one of the most successful shows in the gallery's history. Documentary A 1998 South African documentary, Red Jacket, was made about Tretchikoff. See also Bragolin Margaret Keane Joseph Henry LynchAlicia Markova "The Dying Swan" References Further reading The Sun-Herald (Sydney) - "Rich Kitsch" 26 March 2006 (Home on Sunday, pg. 8) Art and Artists of South Africa, Esme Berman, The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors, Grania Oglivie, Published Everard, Time Out at PTs: The Art of Vladimir Tretchikoff, in Scottish International Volume 6, No. 7, p. 15 External links Official Tretchikoff website Incredible Tretchikoff - an unofficial Facebook group Interview with Tretchikoff's model for Chinese Girl in Mail & Guardian"Lady in Green", by Uri Geller SABC News report on his passing Obituary at bigshinything Obituary in the [http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/printedition/Default.aspx SA Sunday Times'] Obituary in The Guardian Obituary in The New York Times Obituary in The Washington Post Appreciation in the Guardian Obituary in The Times 1913 births 2006 deaths People from Petropavl 20th-century Russian painters Russian male painters 21st-century Russian painters Emigrants from the Russian Empire to China Russian exiles South African painters South African male painters Emigrants from the Russian Empire to South Africa 20th-century Russian male artists 21st-century Russian male artists