My father fled his dad’s restrictive Midwest world to move to New York’s downtown in the 1960’s, pursuing a career in art. As a bearded beatnik living on Crosby Street, Dad painted vivid, colorful canvasses and made papier-mâché masks. He met Mom at a party where she was the only […]

The talented artist Bonnie Lucas tells us how moving into a tiny Soho place in 1979 was “like heaven” and made her finally believe she could really be an artist. Getting there, as you will hear, was not so easy. Whether you’re a New Yorker or not, we promise you’ll […]