There is an incredible array of sites in the area south of Union Square, where Greenwich Village meets the East Village, that are connected to the great artists and art movements of the last century and a half. Jackson Pollock and Isamu Noguchi got their start here. The New York School of artists, who shifted the center of the art world from Paris to New York, flourished here in the mid-20th century.

This program will take you on a virtual tour to some of the historic buildings where renowned artists lived and worked in Greenwich Village and the East Village throughout the 20th century. From the comfort of your own home on a cold February evening, visit places like the Hotel Albert, a haven for artists, writers, and musicians, now converted to apartments; sites along Broadway, including the landmarked 827-831 Broadway buildings, where abstract expressionist painters kept their studios; and row houses of East 9th and 10th Streets, some of which are now lost, where Chaim Gross, Franz Kline, Milton Resnick, Selma Hortense Burke, and so many others lived, worked, and created.

These buildings, where countless artists left their indelible marks on the global art scene, are also architecturally significant in their own right. You’ll get to hear about Village Preservation’s campaign to achieve landmark protections for the buildings that illustrate these important layers of history, some of which are at imminent risk of demolition.

About the Speaker:

Dena Tasse-Winter is a historic preservationist, writer, and Village Preservation’s own Director of Research and Preservation. A native New Yorker and Greenwich Village resident, she holds an MA in Historic Preservation and Cultural Heritage Management from the University of York, U.K., and a BA in Music History from the University of Rochester. In 2022, she co-edited the volume Experiencing Olmsted: The Enduring Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted’s North American Landscapes.