[[Geoff Latta]] (April 18, 1957 - August 19, 2008), born Geoffrey Latta, was computer graphics/production artist known as one of the finest close-up card and coin workers from New York City.
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| birth_name = Geoffrey Keith Latta
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'''Geoff Latta''' (b.1957-d.2008) was computer graphics/production artist known as one of the finest close-up card and coin workers from New York City.
Latta was one of the founding members of the [[New York Coin Magic Seminar Group]] with [[Michael Rubinstein]].
== Biography ==
Latta was one of the founding members of the [[New York Coin Magic Seminar Group]] with [[Michael Rubinstein]].{{Youtube Thumb|k8Ace2Z6sCQ}}
In 1984, he was filmed in what was to become known as "The Pink Purse Tape" creating a record of his card and coin work at that time.
In 1984, he was filmed in what was to become known as "The Pink Purse Tape" creating a record of his card and coin work at that time.
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* [[Spectacle]] page 15
* [[Spectacle]] page 15
* Spectacle page 77
* Spectacle page 77
* Geoff Latta: The Long Goodbye by Stephen Minch & Stephen Hobbs (2017)
=== DVDs===
=== DVDs===
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* New York Coin Magic Seminar vol 1,2,3, and 4
* New York Coin Magic Seminar vol 1,2,3, and 4
== References ==
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 88, No. 10, October 2008, Broken Wand, Geoffrey K. Latta, by Hal Meyers, page 128
* In Memoriam by Jamy Ian Swiss, [[Genii 2009 February]], page 40
* In Memoriam by Jamy Ian Swiss, [[Genii 2009 February]], page 40