Left Bank of the Hudson: Jersey City and the Artists of 111 1st Street

by David J Goodwin and David J. Goodwin

Book Overview

In the late 1980s, a handful of artists priced out of Manhattan and desperately needing affordable studio space discovered 111 1st Street, a former P. Lorillard Tobacco Company warehouse. Over the next two decades, an eclectic collection of painters, sculptors, musicians, photographers, filmmakers, and writers dreamt and toiled within the building's labyrinthine halls. The local arts scene flourished, igniting hope that Jersey City would emerge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823278034
• ISBN13: 9780823278039
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"