Legends of the Chelsea Hotel
Museum of the City of New York, Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 6:30pm
Ed Hamilton discusses Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living with the Artists and Outlaws of New York’s Rebel Mecca.; Sherill Tippins discusses Dream Palace: The Extraordinary Life of the Chelsea Hotel.
The Chelsea Hotel is perhaps the most famous bohemian enclave in New York City. Famous artists who have resided there include Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Ethan Hawke, Jack Kerouac, Madonna, Arthur Miller, Edie Sedgwick, and many others. Ed Hamilton, author of Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living with the Artists and Outlaws of New York’s Rebel Mecca (Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2007) and and Sherill Tippins, author of the forthcoming book Dream Palace: The Extraordinary Life of the Chelsea Hotel (Houghton Mifflin, 2009) will discuss Chelsea’s history. A book signing will follow. $ (lampbane)… (more)
The Chelsea Hotel is perhaps the most famous bohemian enclave in New York City. Famous artists who have resided there include Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Ethan Hawke, Jack Kerouac, Madonna, Arthur Miller, Edie Sedgwick, and many others. Ed Hamilton, author of Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living with the Artists and Outlaws of New York’s Rebel Mecca (Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2007) and and Sherill Tippins, author of the forthcoming book Dream Palace: The Extraordinary Life of the Chelsea Hotel (Houghton Mifflin, 2009) will discuss Chelsea’s history. A book signing will follow. $ (lampbane)… (more)
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