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Robert Rauschenberg at 100
…Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. Robert Rauschenberg, 1968 Rauschenberg’s New York journey Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Rauschenberg came to New York in the early 1950s and quickly…
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Robert Rauschenberg: Combining Media, Materials, and Movements
…to the world, commitment to dialogue and collaboration, and global curiosity. Rauschenberg and his rich body of work are a touchstone for our time. Costume design by Robert Rauschenberg for…
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Exploring Virtual Village Voices, Part 8: Jackson Pollock, Leontyne Price, and Robert Rauschenberg
…Lafayette to this day. Narrating the audio is actor and comedian Alec Baldwin. https://soundcloud.com/villagepreservation/robert-rauschenberg-village-voices-audio-1?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fvillagepreservation%252Frobert*]}*-rauschenberg-village-voices-audio-1 Click here to read more about Robert Rauschenberg. Click here to access all 31 VILLAGE VOICES.…
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VILLAGE VOICES: Robert Rauschenberg
An Rong Xu for The New York Times Robert Rauschenberg October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008 Painter, Sculptor, Photographer, and Performer Rauschenberg was an eclectic and genre-defying artist who…
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Robert de Niro, Sr. and the New York School Artists #SouthOfUnionSquare
…their son, Robert de Niro, Jr. Virginia Admiral and Robert De Niro Sr., c. 1940. Photo courtesy of the Estate of Robert De Niro, Sr. Façade of 30 East 14th…
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With Black Seed, De Robertis Space Moves Forward, Mindful of the Past
On First Avenue near East 11th Street. Like many fans, we at Off the Grid were heartbroken when it really happened, after months and years of rumors: De Robertis Pastry…
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Robert Fisch Collection: Windows To The Past On The Side Of A Building
…before it became a world-famous park and tourist attraction, and changes to our surrounding architecture over the years. The Robert Fisch collection is our most recent addition to our image…
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The Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
…Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs. In her provocative book, acclaimed urbanist Roberta Brandes Gratz challenges the conventional wisdom on how cities authentically regenerate. Through the clashing visions of…
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Village Preservation East Village Oral History: Robert Zerilli
…posts can be found here, and the entire oral history collection here. Robert Zerilli is the grandson of Veniero’s founder. Robert was born in New Jersey and moved to New York…
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Robert Fisch World Trade Center and 9/11 Collection
…attacks and the World Trade Center’s destruction were taken from Greenwich Village, where Robert has long resided, and show the attacks’ impact unfolding from that perspective. Robert grew up in…
Posted September 5, 2023
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Robert Fisch Collection
This is the first part of a collection of photos donated by longtime Greenwich Village resident Robert Fisch, primarily of the Greenwich Village of his youth in the 1980s, landmarks…
Posted January 18, 2022
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Robert Motherwell’s Abstract Expressionism South of Union Square
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the most noteworthy figures of the Abstract Expressionist movement and ‘New York School’ of artists, had a studio during some of his most productive years…
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This Day in History: Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated
On June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, as he left the ballroom after giving his victory speech following his win in…
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Robert Hogan: Unsung Hero of Irish New York, and Resident of MacDougal Street
…a legacy still quite apparent today, but whose name is little known, is Dr. Robert Hogan. Hogan (b. August 23, 1800, according to the only source we found with this…
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Battle for the Village and Beyond – The Legacy of Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses
Battle for the Village and Beyond – The Legacy of Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses Jane Jacobs called it a ballet, a soaring, stimulating, and safe place where neighborhoods had…
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Greenwich Village in the 1960s: The Photography of Robert Otter
Greenwich Village in the 1960s: The Photography of Robert Otter He made his living as a commercial photographer, but his soul yearned for something more… Robert (Bob) Otter captured Greenwich…
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Robert Sanfiz
Watch the YouTube recording of our related program with Robert Sanfiz here. Robert Sanfiz (b. March 20, 1969) has been the Executive Director of La Nacional since 2008. La Nacional…
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Eras of American Literature: Allen Ginsberg & Robert Lowell
…of his work with another well-known writer, Robert Lowell. The photograph features a 1977 Poetry Project event, in which Lowell and Ginsberg shared the stage for the first time, at…
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Pioneers Converge on MacDougal Street: Dr. Robert Hogan, Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, and Sarah Smith Garnet
…other was the first African American woman principal in the New York City school system. 175 MacDougal Street, 2019. Dr. Robert Hogan Dr. Robert Hogan (b. August 23, 1800, according to…
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23 LGBT landmarks of the East Village and Noho
…now the home of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. 4. Robert Mapplethorpe home and studio, 24 Bond Street 24 Bond Street, via Wiki Commons Unlike Rauschenberg, Mapplethorpe, who came of age…
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Self-Portrait of Robert Fisch from September 11, 2021, taken on the same rooftop as many photos on 9/11, located at 6th Ave & 12th St
Robert Fisch documented 9/11 and the World Trade Center from various locations. Click here to see the original Robert Fisch Collection….
Posted August 5, 2023
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Veniero’s Pasticceria at 125: Stories and Snacks with owner Robert Zerilli
Veniero’s Pasticceria at 125: Stories and Snacks with owner Robert Zerilli Co-sponsored by Veniero’s, and Urban Archive. Veniero’s has been located between 1st and 2nd Avenues at 342 East 11th…
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Marcel Duchamp in the Village – 50 Years Later Artist Serkan Ozkaya in conversation with poet Robert Fitterman
Marcel Duchamp in the Village – 50 Years Later Artist Serkan Ozkaya in conversation with poet Robert Fitterman For twenty years, Marcel Duchamp secretly worked on his final art piece,…
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Little Spain: The Spanish Community on West 14th Street A history and slideshow with Robert Sanfiz
Little Spain: The Spanish Community on West 14th Street A history and slideshow with Robert Sanfiz Compared to other European groups, the Village’s immigrant community from Spain is rather small…
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Developing an Opera about Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses
Developing an Opera about Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses Composer Judd Greenstein and director Joshua Frankel discuss the process of creating their new opera with urbanist and author Karrie Jacobs…
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The New Yorkers: A book by photographer Robert Herman
The New Yorkers: A book by photographer Robert Herman “The New Yorkers” is Robert Herman’s astounding collection of photographs of New York City, shot between 1978-2005 on Kodachrome. The book…
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Andy Warhol’s Greenwich VillageA Lecture by Thomas Kiedrowski & Robert Heide
Andy Warhol’s Greenwich Village A Lecture by Thomas Kiedrowski & Robert Heide Andy Warhol’s remarkable fame evolved throughout his life in NYC. His unique persona and career were shaped in…
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The Great Urban Paradigm Shift: Robert Moses, Jane Jacobs, and West Village Houses
The Great Urban Paradigm Shift: Robert Moses, Jane Jacobs, and West Village Houses The development of the West Village Houses has typified many of the diverse challenges facing preservationists in…
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The Imagery of Robert Otter: A Study of Greenwich Village in the 1960s gallery exhibit
The Imagery of Robert Otter: A Study of Greenwich Village in the 1960s gallery exhibit Robert Otter was a commercial and freelance photographer whose pictures of Greenwich Village in the…
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“Untouchable: A Biography of Robert De Niro” Book Talk with Andy Dougan
Purchase the Book! Robert De Niro’s name is known throughout the world, but this Village-born star’s heritage, filmography, and life share deep connections to our neighborhoods in so many ways….
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Between Two Extraordinary Rivers: From the East River’s Revolutions to Robert Fulton’s Hudson River Legacy
…one of our nation’s greatest engineers, Robert Fulton. We’ll explore the Greenwich Village’s Hudson River waterfront and the East Village’s East River waterfront and the pivotal role they played in…
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367 ft. tall Tower by Robert A.M. Stern Contemplated for 14 Fifth Avenue
It was reported today that Madison Realty Capital is contemplating a scheme for a 367 ft. tall tower designed by Robert A.M. Stern for 14 Fifth Avenue (8th/9th Streets) in the Greenwich Village…
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Robert Zerilli
Robert Zerelli (b. November 30, 1962) was raised in New Jersey, and at the age of 18, he moved to New York City to work at the bakery founded by…
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Uncovered!: Robert Motherwell, Abstract Expressionist Master, South of Union Square
…Village and the East Village South of Union Square has uncovered a new fascinating find: Abstract Expressionist trailblazer Robert Motherwell had his studio in the neighborhood at 61 Fourth Avenue during a…
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9/11 Robert A. Ripps Collection
Robert Ripps’ description: “On the morning of September 11th, I was leaving my building when I saw the first plane fly nearly overhead. As it flashed by, I thought to…
Posted September 8, 2021
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Robert Simon : Repainting the Masters for Fun and Profit (Member’s Event: $50+)
…explore some of the most outrageous examples of the extreme makeovers that have altered works of art, both well-known and obscure. About the Speaker: Robert B. Simon is an art historian…
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Village Independent Democrats Collection: 1955-1969
…urban renewal and highway construction plans. Significant figures whose activities and correspondences are chronicled here include Eleanor Roosevelt, Ed Koch, Jane Jacobs, Robert Wagner, and Carol Greitzer. See Village Independent…
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LGBT History in All Corners: NoHo
…prominent artists who were also gay. Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg lived and worked at 381 Lafayette Street, where his namesake foundation is now located. Just around the corner, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe lived…
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Why Isn’t This Landmarked?: 30 East 14th Street Artists’ Loft
…Anaïs Nin, Robert Duncan, writer Henry Miller, and playwright Tennessee Williams, among others. Virginia Admiral and Robert De Niro Sr., c. 1940. Photo courtesy of the Estate of Robert De…
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2014 Year In Review: GVSHP Programs
…be unearthed. His son, Ned Otter, who archived the collection, will present a slide lecture that explores both newly discovered and iconic images of Otter’s 1960s Greenwich Village. Robert Otter…
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VILLAGE VOICES
…Jackson Pollock Leontyne Price Robert Rauschenberg Oliver Sacks Maurice Sendak John Sloan Patti Smith Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney The Northern Dispensary 70 Fifth Avenue Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire A Monument to…
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Judson Dance Theater: Greenwich Village and Avant-Garde Dance
…inflated grandiose music, that was originally for 300 voices and cannon going off.” Peter Moore’s photograph of (from left) Robert Rauschenberg, Joseph Schlichter (hidden), Sally Gross, Tony Holder, Deborah Hay,…
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South of Union Square: An “Unrivaled Artistic Mecca” Needs Landmark Protections
…Jane Freilicher, Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchel, Thomas Nast, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Indiana, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Winslow Homer, Joan Mitchel, Lee Krasner, Helen Levitt, Chaim Gross, Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline,…
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Judson Dance Theater: Greenwich Village and Avant-Garde Dance
…Moore’s photograph of (from left) Robert Rauschenberg, Joseph Schlichter (hidden), Sally Gross, Tony Holder, Deborah Hay, Yvonne Rainer, Alex Hay, Robert Morris (behind), and Lucinda Childs performing Rainer’s We Shall Run,…
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LGBT Historic Sites in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo
…as the home and workplace for several of the late 20th century’s most prominent artists who were also gay. Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg lived and worked at 381 Lafayette Street,…
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My Favorite Things: Archive Edition
…general population. Caffe Reggio, c. 1965. Robert Otter, photographer © 2012 Ned Otter. This second image, “Caffe Reggio, 1965” is also a favorite from the Robert Otter archive. Caffe Reggio…
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The Original World Trade Center, Memorialized in our Historic Image Archive
…From the “Robert Fisch World Trade Center and 9/11 Collection” in Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive. Robert Fisch grew up in South Queens and became interested in photography when the…
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Why Isn’t 61 Fourth Ave Landmarked?
…of Union Square Historic District. Read more about our efforts to protect this history. Robert Motherwell Robert Motherwell, 1952 Influential artist Robert Motherwell had his studio in this building from…
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Maybe You Can Save Your Favorite Restaurant Before It Closes
…oppressive, there’s nothing quite like escaping into the cool haven of De Robertis Pasticceria and Caffe for an orzata with lemon ice. Since you’re there, you’ll probably go ahead and…
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Village Preservation Plaques Highlight LGBTQ+ History Throughout Our Neighborhoods
…Cage, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, W.H. Auden, Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers, James Baldwin, Allen Ginsberg, Terrence McNally, Frank O’Hara, Montgomery Clift, Edward Albee, and Merce Cunningham. CLICK HERE to learn more about our historic plaques program RSVP…
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Where Art History Was Made on West 13th Street
…from 1946 until his retirement in 1978. Among his many students there were Willem de Kooning and Robert Rauschenberg, who also resided in the area south of Union Square. Vyt…
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Dorothy Canning Miller: Champion of Abstract Expressionism
…Kelly, Louise Nevelson, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank Stella to a larger audience from MoMA’s stage. In addition to being a beacon for these artists, she was friends with many of…
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Happy Birthday to Wolf Kahn, who Draws the City like a Landscape
…and Robert Rauschenberg, among a great many others. Read or listen to Kahn’s Oral History here. “Inspiration comes… from the changes in seasons, the hours in the day, and one’s…
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Carolee Schneemann’s Kinetic Theater at Judson Memorial Church
…such as Claes Oldenburg, Jim Dine, Robert Rauschenberg, and Yoko Ono, among others. Judson Dance Theater began in 1962 and became a pioneering force in postmodern dance. Artist Carolee Schneemann (1939-2019) was a founding member…
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The Artist’s World in Pictures A guided gallery tour by co-author Gloria S. McDarrah
…share and exchange ideas and opinions, including Willem deKooning, Franz Kline, Ad Reinhardt, James Brooks, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, Robert Rauschenberg, Jack Tworkov, Alfred Leslie, Milton Resnick, Lee Krasner, Philip…
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Native American Contemporary Art Sites in our Area
…Expressionists, American Realists, Pop Artists, and Collagists. One such artist was George Morrison (1919-2000, Chippewa) who exhibited there from 1952 to 1962 with Joan Mitchell, Robert Rauschenberg, and Ad Reinhardt….
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The Ninth Street Five
…had hung together. They were mostly unknown at the time; Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Robert Rauschenberg, Hans Hoffman, Robert Motherwell, Krasner, Frankenthaler, Hartigan, Mitchell, Resnick…
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The Baldwin-Kennedy Meeting of 1963
Robert F. Kennedy Getty Images As we reflect upon the life and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy, his central role in the progress of civil rights in America comes immediately…
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LGBTQ+ Pride Through The Decades
…27, 1993. Image by Robert Fisch, from the Village Preservation Historic Image Archive. In 2021, longtime Greenwich Village resident Robert Fisch donated his collection of photographs from the 1980s through today,…
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April 2026 Programs: Floating Palaces and Fab Fountains, Battles for Gotham and Independence, and More
…in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs April 21, 2026 6 PM In-person Free Pre-registration required Join us for this special book talk with acclaimed urbanist Roberta Brandes…
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Making Photographic History #SouthOfUnionSquare
…The Robert Samuel Gallery opened at 795 Broadway in November 1978, specializing in photography by gay male artists including Robert Mapplethorpe. The Robert Samuel Gallery was committed to featuring both…
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Tribute in Light
‘Tribute in Light’ from a rooftop at 6th Ave & 12th Street. Photograph by Robert Fisch, 2010. Since September 11, 2003, twin pillars of light have pierced the Lower Manhattan…
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Veniero’s: An East Village Cornerstone Since 1894
…business’ rich history, thanks to an oral history that Veniero’s current co-owner Robert Zerilli, grand nephew of Veniero’s original founder, conducted with us in 2014. Veniero’s is not just a…
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#SouthofUnionSquare: Home to (even more) Trailblazing Artists, Dancers, Labor Leaders, and Birth Control Advocates
…our South of Union Square Map + Tours were first released, they illuminated the amazing artistic and publishing history of 61 Fourth Avenue. Robert Indiana — a preeminent figure in…
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The April 1950 Artists’ Sessions at Studio 35
…at Studio 35 laid the groundwork for the bold artistic explorations to follow. The idea of the Sessions originated in 1948, when the artists William Baziotes, David Hare, Robert Motherwell,…
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VILLAGE VOICES II Launches September 18th
…Draper, Martha Graham, Lorraine Hansberry, Edward Hopper, Helen Levitt, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Joan Mitchell, Joe Papp, Charlie “Bird” Parker, Jackson Pollock, Leontyne Price, Robert Rauschenberg, Maurice Sendak, Patti Smith,…
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The Village Backdrops of Oscar-Winning Films
…Leading Role, Robert de Niro (1980) for Raging Bull – Webster Hall, 119-125 East 11th Street Robert De Niro at the 53rd Academy Awards The main stage of Webster Hall, recently…
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Neighborhood/Preservation History Archive
…especially from Robert Moses’ urban renewal and highway construction plans. Significant figures whose activities and correspondences are chronicled here include Eleanor Roosevelt, Ed Koch, Jane Jacobs, Robert Wagner, and Carol…
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Beyond the Village and Back: Bowne House in Flushing, Queens — Birthplace of Religious Freedom in America
…appears in 2020. Robert Bowne (b. 1744), the great-grandson of John Bowne, was both an early and prominent abolitionist active in the anti-slavery movement. In 1785, he joined with Alexander…
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#SouthOfUnionSquare Tour — Pop Culture
…1976 Speaking of the Academy Award-winning actor, producer, and director Robert De Niro, Jr., his ties to the area go even deeper. His parents, artists Robert De Niro Sr. and…
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New York School Painter Janice Biala’s “Pendulating Spirit”
Beginning in 1948, the artists William Baziotes, David Hare, Robert Motherwell, and Mark Rothko held a public lecture series entitled Subjects of the Artist. Regularly attracting a crowd of around…
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Celebrating the Preservationists of the Greenwich Village Historic District
…Robert Moses ordered the large-scale demolition of older sections of cities, to be replaced or bisected by new motorways and identical complexes of “towers-in-a-park.” But one unlikely Greenwich Village resident…
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A Dominating Narrative: The Mineshaft and BDSM Culture in the Meatpacking District
…essay about the Mineshaft, an Interview with Wally Wallace, and an essay about his partnership with Robert Mapplethorpe. Footnotes: From information found in Jack Fritscher, “ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE – Fetishes, Faces,…
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Spring Inspires Poetry in Greenwich Village
…undated (near the end of World War I) Robert Frost, 107 Waverly Place L: Robert Frost in 1958, photo by Yousuf Karsh. R: 107-111 Waverly Place in 2019 and 1969….
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New Historic Image Collection: The World Trade Center, 9/11, and Its Aftermath, as Seen from Our Neighborhoods
We are proud to share the latest addition to our Historic Image Archive, the Robert Fisch World Trade Center and 9/11 Collection, which contains an incredible array of photos of…
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St. Mark’s Playhouse and the Negro Ensemble Company
Robert Hooks and Douglas Turner Ward outside of St. Mark’s Playhouse (133 Second Avenue) The 1960s saw immense change as calls for civil rights and racial justice transformed our cultural…
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Retracing The East Village’s Historic Little Italy
…since. Current proprietor Robert Zerilli grew up in New Jersey, but began working in the store at the age of 18 and lived over the shop for a while. In…
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(Even More) Civil Rights and Social Justice Champions in Our Neighborhoods
…— February 20, 2021), producer/actor Robert Hooks (b. April 18, 1937) and theater manager Gerald Krone (February 25, 1933 — February 20, 2021) developed the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC). This New…
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Superblock Sleuthing
…of as a traditional “slum”, it was an area dense with working class families, a characteristic Robert Moses saw as undesirable. In 1956, Robert Moses acquired three city blocks bound…
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Barbara Kahn: Playwright With Impact Beyond The Stage
…performances from Barbara herself as well as her longtime collaborator, Robert Gonzales Jr. The performances of monologues and a song were followed by conversations about Barbara’s process and her work…
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Bleecker Bob’s
…Village Historic District. It was in the late 1960’s that two men, Robert Plotnik, an attorney, and Al Trommers, a record collector, opened a record store at 149 Bleecker Street….
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In Fight to Protect LGBTQ+ History, Too Many Landmarks Remain Unprotected South of Union Square
…artists like Robert Mapplethorpe and Peter Hujar to the fore. 795 Broadway (left); self-portrait of Robert Mapplethorpe 1980 The proposed South of Union Square Historic District encompasses other historic structures…
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Remembering Edith Lyons
…co-founder of the Joint Emergency Committee to Close Washington Square Park to Traffic. Lyons and the JEC led a seven year battle against Robert Moses’ plan to extend Fifth Avenue…
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Picturing the World Trade Center
…by Robert Fisch. The Robert Fisch collection of our historic image archive includes images primarily of the Greenwich Village of his youth in the 1980s, landmarks and familiar sights of…
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Exploring South of Union Square Artists at the Whitney
…offer a visual history of the city, documenting the very neighborhoods where she lived and worked. Helen Levitt, New York City, 1952. Courtesy Whitney Museum of American Art. Robert Motherwell…
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The Ashcan School and the Beginnings of the Whitney
…realism. Founded by the artist Robert Henri, the original group including George Luks, John Sloan, Everett Shinn, Maurice Prendergast, Ernest Lawson, Arthur B. Davies, William J. Glackens, later joined by…
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The Glittering and Gritty History of 24 Bond
…art, the spritely statues were permitted to stay. But those sculptures aren’t the only piece of artistic legacy at 24 Bond. Robert Mapplethorpe occupied a studio on the fifth floor…
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East Village Building Blocks Tour: Theaters!
…Lanford Wilson, Harvey Fierstein, and Terrence McNally; directors including Tom O’Horgan, Joseph Chaikin, Robert Wilson, and Richard Foreman; and such actors as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Richard Dreyfuss, Bill…
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James Lenox and the New York Public Library’s Greenwich Village Beginnings
James Lenox was born in New York City on August 19, 1800 to Robert and Rachel Lenox. Robert had immigrated to the United States from Scotland during the Revolutionary War,…
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