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New Oral Histories: Westbeth Artist Christina Maile and East Village Photographer Alex Harsley

Posted December 2, 2022

By David Herman

    In Memoriam: African American Artists of Westbeth

    Westbeth is the first subsidized housing for artists in the United States, offering affordable housing and work space in New York City.

    Posted June 5, 2020

    By Lannyl Stephens

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    Westbeth Artist Housing

    Westbeth Photographer Shelley Seccombe Documents the Greenwich Village Waterfront Since 1970

    Westbeth photographer Shelley Seccombe has been documenting the Greenwich Village waterfront since 1970.

    Posted June 2, 2020

    By Louisa Winchell

    • Far West Village
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    Westbeth Turns 50!

    On May 19, 1970, a project like no other ever imagined or realized before opened its doors on the corner of West and Bethune Streets. Westbeth (a portmanteau of those … Continued

    Posted May 17, 2020

    By Andrew Berman

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    Westbeth – Adaptive Reuse Trailblazer, Home, Studio, and Community for Over 50 Years

    1968 was a big year for New York City and the world – music, arts, staggering political and social change. And, in the midst of it all, a tan block-square … Continued

    Posted March 20, 2018

    By Ariel Kates

    • Far West Village
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    A Landmark Anniversary for Westbeth

    On October 25, 2011, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously to landmark Westbeth, following through on a promise made seven years earlier to the Greenwich Village Society for … Continued

    Posted October 23, 2015

    By Sarah Bean Apmann

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    Westbeth Announced: August 7th, 1967

    On August 7th, 1967, the J.M. Kaplan Fund and the newly-constituted National Endowment for the Arts announced plans for a project that would help transform Greenwich Village, New York, housing … Continued

    Posted August 7, 2015

    By Andrew Berman

      Remembering photojournalist and Westbeth resident Bettye Lane

      Bettye Lane, a photojournalist who lived at Westbeth, died last Wednesday at the age of 82. She has been called the official photographer of the women’s movement and was one … Continued

      Posted September 24, 2012

      By Sheryl

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      Bella Abzug launches her New York mayoral campaign in this 1977 photograph by Bettye Lane.

      Westbeth Landmarked!

      The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) just voted unanimously to landmark Westbeth, following through on a promise made seven years ago to the Greenwich Village Society for Historic … Continued

      Posted October 25, 2011

      By Andrew Berman

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      Nam June Paik: Father of Video Art, and Villager

      Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006), Korean artist and avant-garde visionary, is well-known for his pioneering video artistry. Less known, however, is that Paik, dubbed the … Continued

      Posted January 31, 2023

      By Jena Hinton

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