…Market Courthouse (now library), October 6, 1963. © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation McDarrah…
Read MoreThe McDarrah family loves the Village. The late Fred W. McDarrah was a leading photojournalist and documentarian of late-20th century Greenwich Village. He was the primary (and often only) photographer…
Read More…Julius’. Image copyright Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Fred W. McDarrah was the primary (and often only) photographer for the Village Voice for decades, since the newspaper’s inception in 1955….
Read More…McDarrah. McDarrah was the photographer behind the Village Voice at the time and he had a fifty-year association with the paper that chronicled the post-War counterculture and captured images of…
Read More…of ten Mcdarrah photographs that the estate of Fred W. McDarrah has provided to GVSHP. All proceeds benefit GVSHP. GVSHP is thrilled to partner with the McDarrah Estate, including Gloria…
Read MoreTo celebrate the birthday of Villager and oral history interviewee Gloria McDarrah, we’re reposting an earlier Off the Grid piece written by Lauren Snetiker. Since writing this piece, GVSHP has…
Read MoreThe Artist’s World in Pictures A guided gallery tour by co-author Gloria S. McDarrah Editor and writer Gloria S. McDarrah and her husband, Village Voice photographer Fred W. McDarrah, were…
Read MoreGloria McDarrah at her home, February 27, 2014. Photo by Liza Zapol. Village Preservation is excited to share our oral history collection with the public, and hope they will shed…
Read MoreMembers Only $100+ Event: Fred W. McDarrah Exhibition Tour The Voice of the Village: Fred W. McDarrah Photographs and PRIDE: Photographs of Stonewall and Beyond by Fred W. McDarrah examine…
Read MoreFred W. McDarrah’s “New York Scenes” Book Talk and Celebration “For half a century, Fred W. McDarrah was Greenwich Village’s photographer in residence,” begins Sean Wilentz’s introduction to the retrospective…
Read MoreGloria McDarrah (1932-2020) lived in Greenwich Village beginning in the 1950s. She worked in publishing and was married to Fred McDarrah, who established himself as a photojournalist and a leading…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of Village Preservation’s successful effort to save 827-831 Broadway, the…
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Read MoreThat’s the name of Tim McDarrah’s new walking tours. The tours are based on the photographs his late father, Village Voice photojournalist Fred W. McDarrah, took of people and places…
Read More…several homes, and in the 1970s was located at 80 University Place. Gloria McDarrah, 2014. Gloria McDarrah has lived in the Village since the 1950s. She worked in publishing, as…
Read More…W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of GVSHP. On our tour, we discuss the architecture of the building alongside the historic…
Read More…Five Spot Cafe (2 St. Marks Place), New York, New York, August 22, 1962. (Photo by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images) Charles Mingus (center) and his band perform at the Five…
Read More…your own surprises and favorite things in the comments! Bob Dylan in Christopher Park image courtesy of the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah The List: Bob Dylan has written more…
Read MoreWillem de Kooning at 831 Broadway © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of GVSHP. Underneath the lyrical…
Read More…Photo © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah, from Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive, www.archive.gvshp.org. The Estate of Fred W. McDarrah generously allowed Village Preservation to share these previously never-before-seen photos…
Read More…the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. All rights reserved© Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of GVSHP. Portions of a montage of a…
Read More…December 9, 1966, McDarrah agreed to go shopping with Warhol on St. Mark’s Place. McDarrah’s photo of Warhol in his thrift store military bandleader jacket, purchased at Limbo, ran on…
Read More…her private collection of art, and to promote artist friends who she felt were under appreciated. Gallery Director Tim McDarrah https://www.instagram.com/timothymcdarrah/ Art of Our Century Gallery Director Tim McDarrah says…
Read MoreLegendary Village Voice photographer Fred W. McDarrah captured so much about life in New York, and especially downtown, in the latter half of the 20th century. One of many examples:…
Read More…preserve his body of work. You can explore some of Fred McDarrah’s work in our Historic Image Archive here and here, or listen to Gloria McDarrah’s oral history here. Robert Mapplethorpe…
Read More…June 25, 1966 (Photo by Fred W. McDarrah courtesy of the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah) As Bob Dylan was making the rounds in the booming area of the South…
Read More…Lady Studio in Greenwich Village, 1970. © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. The 2019 Regina Kellerman Award was presented to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah – his wife Gloria,…
Read More…Signed Fred W. McDarrah Photograph of Bob Dylan Fred W. McDarrah was the “Visual Voice of the Village Voice” according to the New York Times. Fred W. McDarrah’s photographs of…
Read More…could be found playing (Photo © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation. This photo and…
Read More…1964. Photo by Fred W. McDarrah, © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Enjoy some Off-Broadway theater. Orpheum Theater at 126 Second Avenue (St. Marks Place/7th Street) showing “Little Shop of Horrors,”…
Read More…W. McDarrah. This and other amazing McDarrah images of the era can be found in our historic image archive at www.archive.gvshp.org, with prints for sale benefitting our work. As we…
Read More…play the clubs and become a recording artist. Photographer Fred W. McDarrah was the photographer behind the Village Voice at the time. McDarrah had a fifty-year association with the paper…
Read More…by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images). Willem de Kooning at his studio at 831 Broadway March 23, 1961. © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. In 1958 de Kooning started seeking…
Read More…free- East Village Community Garden Tour and Save the Village‘s East Village walking tours, based on the photographs of Fred W. McDarrah. This Saturday, May 21st, join us on a…
Read MoreSip-In at Julius’, © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah (Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation) We’re thrilled to announce that…
Read More…Sip-In at Julius’, © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation. Village Preservation has made honoring…
Read More…answers a journalist’s questions, August 23, 1962, from Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive. © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for…
Read More…Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation. Click here to view the Fred W. McDarrah: Rock Icons Collection as part of our Historic Image Archive. It wouldn’t be…
Read More…of the Village & East Village, Part 2 © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation….
Read More…days from the 1960s to the 1980s. Ed Fancher and Dan Wolf outside of the original Village Voice offices at 22 Greenwich Avenue. Image by Fred W. McDarrah, photographer for…
Read More…Paxton. (Photo by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images) The Gaslight Café (aka Gaslight Poetry Cafe) was an early Beat hangout, offering poetry readings by such notables as Allen Ginsberg and Jack…
Read MoreGem Spa, from our historic image archive; © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah The East Village is a rich palimpsest of fascinating histories. If many of them seem to share…
Read More…neighborhood resident, a local thrift store, and a well-known local denizen. According to Tim McDarrah, the photo below of Andy Warhol (found in our historic image archive), taken by his…
Read More…to commemorate the event in April, and through the incredible generosity of the Fred W. McDarrah Estate, a limited number of high-quality prints of the iconic image of this great…
Read More…© Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of GVSHP. At the hearing on landmarking the buildings on October…
Read MorePortraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Read More…of Fred W. McDarrah. All Rights Reserved Above is the iconic picture that was taken by Fred McDarrah of the Julius’ bartender putting his hand over the glass and refusing…
Read More…McDarrah. de Kooning has many connections to Greenwich Village, like many other artists and creatives of the post-war period. For instance, he himself lived on 10th Street and showcased his…
Read More…6, 1970. (Photo by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images) Two people preparing the bomb were killed instantly (Diana Oughton and Terry Robbins), as was a third “Weatherman” who was just walking in (Ted…
Read More…to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation. Collection Fred W. McDarrah: Iconic Images of the Village & East Village, Part 2 St. Ann’s…
Read More…Spot Café, 2 St. Marks Place. Photo by Fred W. McDarrah, used by permission. Go to a protest. Jane Jacobs at protest outside P.S. 41, 116 West 11th Street, February…
Read More…and writer in a literary scene dominated by men. Read Blog Post Regina Kellerman Award Winner: Estate of Fred W. McDarrah Fred W. McDarrah was the primary photographer for the…
Read More…the Fred W. McDarrah Estate has generously donated a limited number of high-quality prints of the iconic image of this great moment in civil rights history to be available for…
Read More…McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of GVSHP. Photo Description: British rock band the Rolling Stones announce their ‘Tour of the Americas…
Read More…nightclub. Villagers performing at the March on Washington. (Left: © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation)….
Read More…an obvious reminder that a site is historically significant. Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs photograph courtesy of the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah The activist and writer Jane Jacobs was instrumental…
Read More…McDarah, used with permission of the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah Then in 1969 the Stonewall rebellion changed the face of the LGBTQ movements. When the police raided the Stonewall…
Read More…the East Village’s LaMaMa Experiemental Theatre Club. Candy Darling posing for Fred McDarrah, 1969. Used by permission of the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Candy’s involvement in art films and…
Read MorePhoto, right: © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation. Join Village Preservation, the NYC LGBT…
Read More…next to the historic photo of the 1966 “Sip-In” taken by Fred W. McDarrah, used by permission of the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. It is not surprising that a resource…
Read More…Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation. During the years of the prison’s operation, LGBTQ people,…
Read More…spot! Photo Credit: © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation. Photo Citation: Gregory Corso, Allen…
Read More…Vol. XIX (1969). Participants in the July 27th, 1969, GAY POWER March. Photographed by Fred W. McDarrah and sourced from the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for educational purposes only….
Read More…tour across NYC streets and sidewalks. Individual registration is required for each tour. Header Photo Details: Copyright Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred…
Read More…Generation” photograph courtesy of the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Robert Cordier’s apartment Shel Silverstein, Sylvia Topp, Bill Godden, Gloria Schoffel, James Baldwin, Howard Hart, Norman Mailer, Ted Joans &…
Read MoreJulius’ Bar (left); Sip-In at Julius’, © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah (Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation) After a…
Read MoreJulius’ Bar (left); Sip-In at Julius’, © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah (Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation) After a…
Read MoreJulius’ Bar (left); Sip-In at Julius’, © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah (Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation) We’re pleased…
Read More…McDarrah. Fred’s late wife Gloria and sons Tim and Patrick were great supporters of Village Preservation and donated many images to be shown on our archive. See numerous Fred W….
Read More…of detention in 1973. Photo taken by Fred W. McDarrah, and featured in our Historic Image Archive collection, Fred W. McDarrah: Iconic Images of the Village & East Village, Part…
Read More…actions protesting discrimination against gay people. Sip-In at Julius’ (left, © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah; our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Read More…Fred W. McDarrah Estate, with proceeds supporting GVSHP. HOW TO HELP: Write the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission urging them to landmark Julius’ > > Purchase a piece of history and support…
Read More…of the original 1966 Village Voice piece about the Sip-In. Watch the video here and see pictures here. Julius’ Sip-In. Photo © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Read MoreOn April 5, 1959, Village Voice photographer Fred McDarrah snapped this iconic photo of Willem de Kooning on the stoop of 88 East 10th Street, his home and studio from…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Read More…find, but also the rich cultural history that makes this neighborhood world-famous. Cafe Wha? on MacDougal Street – Bob Dylan performed here in the 1960s. Tim McDarrah, son of the…
Read More…(Photo by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images) We enjoyed some wonderful photography this past year, with a members-only gallery visit in June to an exhibit of photos by the late Fred…
Read More…Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Dylan and his contemporaries were born of this fertile ground of creativity. Heading east and away from a very conventional, conservative background in Minnesota, Dylan…
Read MorePhoto of 8th Street at night courtesy of the estate of Fred McDarrah I found this cool photo in the archives of Fred McDarrah’s work and the neon sign for…
Read More…Copyright Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Available for limited edition purchase at www.gvshp.org. We celebrate his life today, remembering that Jimi was born on November 27, 1942. This incredible photo…
Read More…mystery Majestic* store. Joey Skaggs on 2nd Avenue and St. Marks Place. Photo by Fred W. McDarrah. Another photo, presumably from the same roll as noted in her presentation, shows Jerry…
Read More…McDarrah courtesy of Getty Images and the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. All rights reserved. To read more about Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement click here and here….
Read More…Mark’s Place, above Stanley Tolkin’s Dom Bar and under Andy Warhol’s Mod-Dom, home to his nightclub, The Exploding Plastic Inevitable. Photo 1966 © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. The Peace…
Read More…the filming of “Next Stop, Greenwich Village.” Photo by Fred W. McDarrah used by permission of Estate of Fred W. McDarrah, from our historic image archive www.archive.gvshp.org. For more on…
Read More…1969 Photo courtesy of the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah In 1969, homosexual acts were illegal in every state in the U.S., with the exception of Illinois. Bars and restaurants…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Read More…West 12th Street), New York, New York, March 7, 1969. © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Portraits of Dutch-born American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in his loft studio at 831 Broadway, New York, by Fred W. McDarrah. In support of GVSHP’s effort to save 827-831…
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Read More…Firefighters stand amid the smoke and wreckage from an explosion in the basement of 18 West 11th Street, New York, New York, March 6, 1970. (Photo by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty…
Read More…August 22, 1962. (Photo by Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images). From Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive. Jack Kerouac‘s On The Road was the literary sensation of the season in New York in…
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