Larry Harvey
larry harvey january – april american artist philanthropist activist main cofounder burning man event along friend jerry james born san francisco harvey grew portland oregon raised parkrose neighborhood graduated parkrose high school high school joined army served clerk stationed germany later attended portland state university burning man started evening summer solstice effigy man taken san franciscos baker beach set fire small crowd gathered soon burning man became annual event next four year attendee grew people collaboration sf cacophony society event moved black rock desert nevada took place labor day weekend threeday person zone trip burning man became eightday counter culture event participant world six main organizer formed black rock city llc manage event harvey executive director position held death harvey also president black rock art foundation nonprofit art grant foundation promoting interactive collaborative public art installation community outside black rock city larry harvey voracious reader heavily influenced work bowling alone collapse revival american community robert putnam variety religious experience william james writing sigmund freud scripted cochairedcurated burning man art department annual event theme harvey main spokesperson political strategist burning man organization featured engagement san franciscos grace cathedral radical ritual alan jones oxford student union cooper union new york city harvard international conference internet society panelist san francisco commonwealth club harvey died april due complication related stroke suffered earlier month year old burning man financial highlight biography larry harvey speech lecture larry harvey zpub larry harvey quote larry harvey address burning man controversy larry harvey talk burning man aka green man burncast talk black rock city llc principle larry harvey maid marian danger ranger first year desert louis brill abc news video see burning man like ’s interview larry harvey