Woodstock Impressionist Art : EJ GOLD'S OLD GREENWICH VILLAGE 1958-59

E.J. Gold in Greenwich Village, From Original Charcoal Sketches 1958-1959

12 View Calendar EJ Gold's Old Greenwich Village Stunning 12-View Calendar of Listed American New York School Modernist Painter and noted Cedar Bar Habitue EJ Gold's Old Greenwich Village, 1958-59.	Cedar Bar 2 a.m. The Cedar Bar on University Place in New York City was the hangout for the 1950's New York School, members of which were Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Willem deKooning and EJ Gold.	Old Greenwich Village Old Greenwich Village in New York City was the stomping ground for the Beat Poets, the New York School Artists and the Avante Garde of the New Age, which included Jackson Pollock, Kline, deKooning, G
Village Playhouse The Village Playhouse was a venue for folk music, theatre and comedy. Performers of the day included Dave van Ronk, Judy Henske, Woody Allen, Carol Hunter and EJ Gold.	Union Square You could set up a wooden milk carton on Union Square Park and give a pollitical speech; it was just down the street from Franz Kline's studio and the Cedar Bar.	Alone New York School Action Artist EJ Gold has portrayed himself sitting alone at the back of the Cedar, waiting for girlfriend Renee Rosenberg to show up.
Cedar Saturday Of course Saturday Night was the big night for the Cedar Bar -- it was not only a hangout, it was the central information place to find the Village Loft Parties for the Bohemian "Beat Generation".	Washington Square Washington Square Park was the scene of Sunday Hootnannies, when hundreds of folksingers would gather in the dry fountain "Circle on the Square".	Cedar Sunday Cedar Bar Sunday. Due to Blue Laws, Artists and poets such as Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning and EJ Gold waited outside until 4 p.m.
Cedar Booths The back area of the Old Cedar Bar on University Place looked like this; when Jackson Pollock was at the bar, artists did not dare discuss art. Village People came in to ask "Where's the Party?"	Village Hardware EJ Gold and classmates attending Downtown Community School in New York City walked past the East Village Hardware Store on 3rd Avenue. Items were strewn on the pavement almost to the curb.	16 Gay Street 16 Gay Street, one of many beautiful Georgian brownstones, was the home of EJ Gold's friend, Gene Falk; for over a century it had been an African-American neighborhood.
Lyric Theatre The Lyric Theatre in the Bowery dated back to the days of silent films, and was by the 1950s used as a crash pad for the homeless, who slept through many showings of films.