Watson Library Tour at the Met

Thomas J. Watson Library is The Met’s research library. With its collection of more than one million volumes, extensive digital collections, and online resources, Watson Library is one of the world’s most comprehensive art libraries.

This is a rare chance to view and learn more about a selection of the library’s material on Greenwich Village, the East Village and NoHo, including gallery catalogs, artist monographs, periodicals and artists’ books. From the short lived fashion periodicals to the annual publication in connection with the Artists Equity spring masquerade ball featuring lithographs of advertisements for local NYC stores by Greenwich Village residents Chaim Gross, Hans Hofmann, Reginald March and Ben Shahn.

The presentation will also include trade catalogs of shops in Greenwich Village from the 1900’s-1930’s. Additionally, a selection of LGBTQ material including historic photography books such as Castro to Christopher.

Pre-registration required.