July 4 - October 19, 2014 New York map (1).pdfA. Ottenberg for J. Curley 2014 P a r k A ve Madison A...
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A. Ottenberg for J. Curley 2014 Park Ave Madison Ave Lexington Ave B r o a d w a y E. 8th St Washington Square Madison Ave E. 42nd St Central Park W. 77th St. E. 46th St E. 57th St 5th Ave E. 59th St E. 76th St E. 86th St Lexington Ave Gramercy Park Union Square E. 14th St E. 34th St Metropolitan Museum of Art Fabrics for the show American Fashions and Fabrics, 1945 The Carlyle 35 E. 76th St Bemelmans Bar, 1947 The Plaza 768 Fifth Avenue Writing studio Hammer Galleries 33 W. 57th St (moved) Where Bemelmans liked to walk his dog One of Bemelmans’ favorite restaurants (gone) Le Pavillon 5 E. 55th St The Oyster Bar at Grand Central The clam pan roast was a favorite dish Hapsburg House 313 E. 55th St His first restaurant venture, painted to look like a Tyrolean tavern (gone) 1st Ave The Ritz 46th & Madison Hotel Splendide (1941) The story of Bemelmans years at The Ritz (gone) The Waldorf 301 Park Ave Irving Pl According to Bemelmans, Luchow's was a triumph of gemütlichkeit : the most genial and cosy restaurant in New York (gone) Luchow's 110 E. 14th St At Christmas, Bemelmans liked to listen to the Salvation Army Band play here. He always gave them the biggest tip 21 Club 21 W. 52nd St Areas of interest Manhattan Island Gramercy area Mid-town 53-63 Park Row The Thrilling Adventures of Count Bric A Brac (1926) New York World Nedick’s 23rd & Broadway A favorite spot for a quick lunch (gone) 49 W. 8th St Seeing the painted décor in his studio, Viking editor May Massee told him “You must write children’s books!” A one-man show, Bemelmans' New York in 1959 Museum of the City of New York E. 103th St E. 110th St Central Park Zoo The Happy Place, (1953) A map of his favorite haunts, VRPH VWLOO KHUH and some departed. TM and © Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC Madison Square 1 The Players 16 Gramercy Park South Bemelmans was a long-time member GRAMERCY PARK National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South Pete’s Tavern 129 E. 18th St. The Fish House 19 Gramercy Park South Lexington Ave Irving Pl E. 22nd St E. 18th St Where Bemelmans wrote the first lines of Madeline (1939) 3rd Ave Park Ave South Hotel Irving 26 Gramercy Park South In his bedroom at The Fish House, an antique map of Paris hung on the ceiling. When sleep eluded him, he traced imaginary walks along the Seine Bemelmans' book Sunshine (1950) was his love letter to New York, at the National Arts Club. particularly to Gramercy Park, where he had several apartments and where he died in 1962 July 4 - October 19, 2014 Adrienne Ottenberg Bemelmans’ New York: A map of his favorite haunts, some still here and some departed © 2014 Adrienne Ottenberg. All rights reserved. Ludwig Bemelmans artwork TM and © Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC 170 Central Park West @ 77th Street New York, NY 10024 nyhistory.org
Transcript of July 4 - October 19, 2014 New York map (1).pdfA. Ottenberg for J. Curley 2014 P a r k A ve Madison A...
A. Ottenberg for J. Curley 2014
Park
Ave
Mad
ison
Ave
Lexi
ngto
n A
ve
Bro
adw
ay
E. 8th St
WashingtonSquare
Mad
ison
Ave
E. 42nd St
Cen
tral
Par
k
W. 77th St.
E. 46th St
E. 57th St
5th
Ave
E. 59th St
E. 76th St
E. 86th St
Lexi
ngto
n Av
e
GramercyPark
UnionSquare
E. 14th St
E. 34th St
Metropolitan Museum of Art Fabrics for the showAmerican Fashions and Fabrics, 1945
The Carlyle35 E. 76th StBemelmans Bar, 1947
The Plaza 768 Fifth Avenue Writing studio
Hammer Galleries33 W. 57th St (moved)
Where Bemelmansliked to walk his dog
One of Bemelmans’ favorite restaurants (gone)
Le Pavillon 5 E. 55th St
The Oyster Bar at Grand CentralThe clam pan roast was a favorite dish
Hapsburg House313 E. 55th St
His first restaurant venture,painted to look like a
Tyrolean tavern (gone)
1st A
ve
The Ritz46th & Madison
Hotel Splendide (1941)The story of Bemelmansyears at The Ritz (gone)
The Waldorf301 Park Ave
Irvin
g Pl
According to Bemelmans,Luchow's was a triumph of gemütlichkeit :
the most genial and cosy restaurant in New York(gone)
Luchow's 110 E. 14th St
At Christmas, Bemelmans liked to listen to theSalvation Army Band play here.
He always gave them the biggest tip
21 Club21 W. 52nd St
Areas of interestManhattan Island
Gramercy area
Mid-town
53-63 Park RowThe Thrilling Adventures of Count Bric A Brac (1926)
New York World
Nedick’s23rd & Broadway
A favorite spot for a quick lunch (gone)
49 W. 8th StSeeing the painted décor in his studio,
Viking editor May Massee told him“You must write children’s books!”
A one-man show,Bemelmans' New York in 1959
Museum of the City of New York
E. 103th St
E. 110th St
CentralPark Zoo
The Happy Place,(1953)
A map of his favorite haunts,
and some departed.
TM and © Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
Madison Square
1st A
ve
The Players 16 Gramercy Park South
Bemelmans was along-time member
GRAMERCYPARK
NationalArts Club
15 GramercyPark South
Pete’s Tavern129 E. 18th St.
The Fish House19 Gramercy Park South
Lexi
ngto
n A
veIr
ving
Pl
E. 22nd St
E. 18th St
Where Bemelmans wrote the first lines of Madeline (1939)
3rd
Ave
Park
Ave
Sou
th
Hotel Irving26 Gramercy Park South
In his bedroom at The Fish House,an antique map of Paris hung on the ceiling.When sleep eluded him, he traced imaginary walks along the Seine
Bemelmans' book Sunshine (1950) was his love letter to New York,
at the National Arts Club.
particularly to Gramercy Park, where he had several apartments
and where he died in 1962
July 4 - October 19, 2014
Adrienne Ottenberg
Bemelmans’ New York: A map of his favorite haunts, some still here and some departed© 2014 Adrienne Ottenberg. All rights reserved. Ludwig Bemelmans artwork TM and © Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC
170 Central Park West @ 77th StreetNew York, NY 10024 nyhistory.org
