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Artist Depicts New York City Legends on East Village Scaffolding : Slideshow

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Allen Ginsberg was one of the most influential poets of the Beat Generation.
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Allen Ginsberg was one of the most influential poets of the Beat Generation.
The late Ellen Stewart was a theater producer and founded the Off-Off Broadway company La MaMa.
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The late Ellen Stewart was a theater producer and founded the Off-Off Broadway company La MaMa.
Nuyorican playwright Miguel Piñero's plays featured thieves, drug dealers, jailhouse guards and street kids.
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Nuyorican playwright Miguel Piñero's plays featured thieves, drug dealers, jailhouse guards and street kids.
Painter Martin Wong collaborated closely with his friend, Piñero.
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Painter Martin Wong collaborated closely with his friend, Piñero.
Jazz saxophonist Charlie 'Bird' Parker’s solo styling influenced bebop jazz, jazz with a faster tempo.
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Jazz saxophonist Charlie 'Bird' Parker’s solo styling influenced bebop jazz, jazz with a faster tempo.
Joey Ramone, of the Ramones, could often be seen playing at the now-closed punk rock club CBGBs.
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Joey Ramone, of the Ramones, could often be seen playing at the now-closed punk rock club CBGBs.
Photographer Arthur Fellig photographed crime scenes, New Yorkers and tenement housing in the ‘30s and ‘40s.
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Photographer Arthur Fellig photographed crime scenes, New Yorkers and tenement housing in the ‘30s and ‘40s.
Curator Keith Schweitzer and painter Tom Sanford stand under the 'Saints of the Lower East Side.'
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Curator Keith Schweitzer and painter Tom Sanford stand under the 'Saints of the Lower East Side.'

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