…Spot, writers and artists, including Allen Ginsberg, Frank O’Hara and others under the “Beat” and Black Mountain labels, were frequent visitors. Later in the 60’s, the house was the “headquarters”…
Read More…a show for Tibor de Nagy Gallery of the building’s artist-residents, will present a slideshow and discussion of the microcosm art scene of fifty years at this one special address….
Read MoreNext Stop, Greenwich Village: A Film Screening with Leonard Quart Paul Mazursky’s comedy Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) tells the story of Larry Lipinsky (Lenny Baker), who leaves Brooklyn and…
Read More…1964, the New York Studio School has been an innovator in arts education, prioritizing daily continuity of study for artists through work in the studio. In 1965, the school moved…
Read MoreWalk and Draw: An Artist’s Tour of Greenwich Village Artist Nick Golebiewski posts one Instagram photo each day – a quick sketch, usually something architectural he spotted while walking in…
Read More…East Village icon, helped define performance art in the 1980s. All artists have multiple levels and evolve over time. Penny’s approach to her work is one of the reasons she…
Read More…The artists all traveled to West Street to add their pieces to this collaborative artwork. Having people from each country and movement paint the portraits of their own leaders was…
Read More…general transformation of the Village into an artistic, middle-class area. In this talk, Andrew Dolkart will discuss the creation of such notable enclaves as Grove Court, Washington Mews, MacDougal-Sullivan Gardens,…
Read MoreIt is with deep sadness that we mark the passing this past Friday of James Stewart Polshek, longtime member of the Village Preservation Board of Advisors and friend of the…
Read More…with Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman, Katz will also focus on his little-known career as an artist; on the Greenwich Village family that encouraged his precocious child art and…
Read More…Walkowitz gave him the idea that fauve painting and the conventional artistic notions of the past decades could be the basis for an anarchic artistic aesthetic. Ray’s best known friendship…
Read More…his career. This building is a rare example of the influence of the Viennese Secessionist movement in the United States that perfectly illustrates the movement’s influence on the Art Deco…
Read MoreYiddish Art Theater (former), 189 2nd Avenue East Village Perservation Stay current with Village Preservation’s East Village preservation efforts The former Yiddish Art Theater (now Village East City Cinemas) at…
Read More…art museums, in public space, and on the assembly line, so that, by the end of his career, his work graced dozens of cities, hundreds of art exhibits, and thousands…
Read MorePart of my job at GVSHP as the Director of Research and Preservation is to review all certificate of appropriateness applications for proposed changes to the landmarked buildings in our…
Read MoreDid you know that 128 East 13th Street is believed to be the last surviving horse and carriage auction mart building in New York City? It was threatened with demolition…
Read MoreRestoring the Yiddish Art Theater: A Lecture by Architect Dan Allen Last month we introduced you to the Hebrew Actors Union and the exciting scene of Yiddish theater that existed…
Read More…most important endangered historic sites in New York State — by the Preservation League of NYS. This designation calls statewide attention to our effort to protect this richly historic and…
Read More…Day primer and information session with the League of Women Voters to go over the four ballot questions being considered and other things you’ll find on your ballot — WATCH…
Read More…the 19th century, were connected to extraordinary figures and events in American political, social, artistic, and commercial history, and played important roles in the Civil War, in the fight for…
Read More…sewing class at Greenwich Village’s Grace Church (Broadway and 11th Street), where a teacher sought to provide her students with substantive reading material rather than the ubiquitous sensational tabloids which frequently occupied…
Read MoreThe Center For Migration Studies has provided GVSHP with historic images in the past, and recently sent us several images of the interior artwork of Our Lady of Pompeii church….
Read MoreWe were joined by hundreds on Wednesday for the unveiling of Village Preservation’s latest plaque, honoring photographer and artist Saul Leiter at his former home and studio at 111 East…
Read More…the 25 Most Impactful Women of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo — CLICK HERE Click to view. Also as part of Women’s History Month, we’ve launched a new…
Read MoreArthur (Art) Levin (b. 1936) has served as a Village Preservation Trustee for over 20 years, including as President since 2012, overseeing a period of organizational growth. Art grew up…
Read More…Craig Olsen is an entrepreneur in art, production, and interior design. A graduate from Cornish College of the Arts with a BFA in Theatre, Craig can be seen on film as…
Read MoreReal Estate of Bohemia: A Lecture with Andrew Dolkart…
Read More…her growth as a fine artist. Explore Christina Maile’s oral history — CLICK HERE Christina was part of a recent artists’ panel sponsored by Village Preservation at the Westbeth Gallery…
Read MoreJames Stewart Polshek (February 11, 1930–September 9, 2022) has lived in Greenwich Village since 1955, and his career as an architect has included buildings across the globe. His work in…
Read More…would take the reigns in 1982 as our first Executive Director. Later that year she oversaw an architectural dig at Sheridan Square, uncovering colonial artifacts and helping to transform what…
Read MoreJoin us for a night of recollection and celebration as we delve into the fifty-year history of Westbeth through the eyes of three long-time residents, artists, activists, and Village Preservationists. Ralph…
Read MoreThe 2012 Fourth Arts Block Festival. Photo via Bowery Boogie. The Fourth Arts Block will present its tenth annual FAB! Festival on Saturday, September 28, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM….
Read More…well as art. Speakers include; gallerist Annina Nosei, one of the first people to show his work; Al Diaz, artist and friend of Basquiat; and Michael Holman, musician, artist and…
Read More…well-respected character actor, taking on the lives and personas of those he played. Capote especially. Truman Capote on the left, Philip Seymour Hoffman on the right These two artists,…
Read MoreEast Village Political Art: The Murals of La Lucha Continua In 1985, Eva Cockcroft, founder of Artmakers Inc., gathered 34 self-described “activist artists” to create 26 political murals on the…
Read More…experimenting with new modes of art, performance, fashion, music, and exhibition. Susan Hannaford, one of the Club’s co-organizers and director of The Club 57 Artists Fund, will join us from Berlin…
Read More…more golden heart, Bennett garnered near-universal admiration with a career spanning over seven decades. The landscape of music has shifted to become nearly unrecognizable since then, but Bennett never wavered…
Read MoreThe Art of Exterior Ornamentation: A Talk with the Owners of Essex Works Essex Works, Ltd. is a reproduction company specializing in replacement units of exterior ornaments, including the replication…
Read MorePortrait of Greer Lankton. Photo by Annie O’Neil. Courtesy of the Mattress Factory. Greer Lankton (she/her, April 21, 1958 – November 18, 1996) was an East Village-based multidisciplinary artist who…
Read More…avant-garde artist produced fascinating work that merits attention all on its own. Primarily associated with the Fluxus movement, Ono joined in the 1960s pursuit of creating art that played with…
Read MoreIt was a project like no other before. The first subsidized housing for artists in the United States, offering affordable housing and work space in New York City, Westbeth is…
Read MoreSaving the Light: Restoration of Artist’s Spaces in the Village The Village’s long history as a hub for creatives altered the neighborhood’s built architecture. Thanks to thorough restoration and preservation…
Read More…the Washington Square Art Show (with Judson Memorial Church in the background). Nat Kaufman Collection, c. 1950. Taking a break from selling art pieces at the at the Washington…
Read More…Walking Manhattan Sideways, and building on that success, she followed up with The Art of Walking Manhattan Sideways: Hidden Gems on the Side Streets – forthcoming in fall 2021 –…
Read More…idea at the time of converting factories into artist lofts sparked a revolution in ideas about the arts, urban planning and private real estate development. Professor Trask is a historian…
Read MorePainting by Frederick Brosen. West 10th Street, 2012. Hirschl & Adler Galleries As part of GVSHP’s ongoing programming, native New Yorker and world renowned artist Frederick Brosen will give a…
Read More…already documented the extraordinary significance of this 1844 former rowhouse as part of the legacy of the Stuyvesant family and the home and studio of artist Willem de Kooning from 1952-58, as…
Read More…time, through the doors of the elegant façade at 47 Fifth Avenue. The Salmagundi Art Club’s landmark double-wide 1853 house is lovingly maintained and full of art, historic details, and…
Read More…the age of 23 and went to New York City to pursue painting. While at art school he befriended abstract-expressionist painter Richard Pousette-Dart, who encouraged Leiter’s experiments with photography. He…
Read More…the Nuyorican Poets Café in the late 1980s, and founded the nonprofit group Bowery Arts + Science, which educates and assists emerging poets in developing and producing their works. Among…
Read More…an essential part of the early- to mid-century Village arts scene, will be honored as part of Village Preservation’s Historic Plaque Program done in partnership with Two Boots Pizza, highlighting…
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Professional photographer Robert A. Ripps took these images of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and of Ground Zero and its surroundings in the days and weeks following…
Posted September 8, 2021
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The 9/11 Tiles for America Memorial was created by Greenwich Village community members to honor the memory of those lost on September 11th, 2001, and the destruction of the World…
Posted September 8, 2021
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This image is part of the Louis “Sonny” DeLuccy collection, which is dedicated in memory of Sonny and to honor him and others as heroes for their sacrifice. This image…
Posted September 8, 2021
Read More…call the East Village became the center of the art world, particularly the “New York School’ of Abstract Expressionist artists. No. 32 East 10th Street was no exception; its top…
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 5, 2021
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The 9/11 Tiles for America Memorial was created by Greenwich Village community members to honor the memory of those lost on September 11th, 2001, and the destruction of the World…
Posted September 8, 2021
Read More…on to compose scores for twenty-five of Papp’s productions. In 1957, Amram, along with Jack Kerouac and poets Howard Hart and Philip Lamantia, staged one of the first poetry readings with jazz at…
Read MoreWith tidings of comfort and joy, we are thrilled to bring together a group of artists as unique and eclectic as our neighborhoods themselves. Join us to celebrate the art,…
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Professional photographer Robert A. Ripps took these images of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and of Ground Zero and its surroundings in the days and weeks following…
Posted September 8, 2021
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This photo was taken while muralist William de Leftwich Dodge (1867-1935) was living at 52 West 9th Street. According to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, he was “one of the…
Posted March 3, 2021
Read More…Kim’s Video, and DeRobertis Caffe. Lilly is a West Village–based artist, and she’ll be joined by some of the merchants whose beloved establishments are depicted in her artworks, on display…
Read More…quick search for 57 Great Jones Street and Paul Kelly turned up several articles about the building and Kelly. One article, printed on November 23, 1905, states that “after a…
Read More…Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance and American theatre history. Dr. Kennedy is a published scholar and frequent conference speaker on the Provincetown Players and Eugene O’Neill, and his new book is…
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This image is part of the Louis “Sonny” DeLuccy collection, which is dedicated in memory of Sonny and to honor him and others as heroes for their sacrifice. This image…
Posted September 8, 2021
Read More…artists, activists, and organizations. This formed part of their standard programming in the Bronx, and they soon followed suit at their East Village locale. As strong supporters of initiatives that…
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