Village Preservation (GVSHP)さんのイラストまとめ

#OTD in 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated in Memphis. This tragedy sparked a fifteen year campaign to have his birthday made a national holiday, spearheaded by a native son of #GreenwichVillage. More: https://t.co/EvAASomXgE

The NY Eye+Ear Infirmary has been a site of medical history for 200+ years – today we’re reflecting on the remarkable timeline of the campus on 13th Street and Second Avenue, learn more: https://t.co/wqWnHKqaH4

Evelyn Haynes was a strong advocate for historic preservation in the early days of #NYC #preservation. This #womenshistorymonth we explore her detailed archives including battling for the birth of the #GreenwichVillage Historic District: https://t.co/V3bD3DrKqf

#OTD in 1913, the #ArmoryShow opens. While staged uptown, this exhibition which brought modernism to America definitely had roots and an aesthetic that were very downtown: https://t.co/DL8tevEeGm

#OTD in 1791, industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, educator, abolitionist, and reformer Peter Copper is born. Cooper left an incredible legacy in our neighborhoods, not least through @cooperunion and Cooper Square. More on this transformative figure: https://t.co/PxzINUWuLa

The #BloodySunday massacres took place in Northern Ireland fifty-one years ago today. We take a look back at the Irish people and organizations in our neighborhood fighting for Irish freedom+independence a century earlier, incl. w/raids on Ireland+Canada: https://t.co/DBShA1LjSW

Abstract Expressionist painter Sonia Gechtoff first made her mark in San Francisco but solidified her stature in American art history after moving to the neighborhood #SouthOfUnionSquare in 1958. Learn more: https://t.co/kIQjDLmFS3

Elizabeth Olds was a trailblazing artist who championed leftist causes and elevated silkscreen to fine art in the mid-20th c. from her studio #SouthOfUnionSquare. Learn more: https://t.co/45yWqV9y2d

#WalkerEvans took some of the most iconic photos of the #GreatDepression, but #DYK that he shared a #GreenwichVillage studio with social realist painter #BenShahn? Learn more about how they influenced each other and Greenwich Village influenced them: https://t.co/S8Pct6Q4ZG

#OTD in 1886, the #StatueOfLiberty is unveiled. This enduring symbol of America’s immigrant heritage might never have been completed if not for one #GreenwichVillage resident, forever memorialized on the landmark. More on our #BeyondTheVillageAndBack map: https://t.co/1FL5jJZaDW