Bemelmans New York

July 4 - October 19, 2014

E. 110th St

Museum of the City of New York A one-man show, Bemelmans' New York in 1959 Where Bemelmans liked to walk his dog E. 103th St

A map of his favorite haunts,

VRPH¬VWLOOKHUH W. 77th St. and some departed. Metropolitan Museum of Art Fabrics for the show American Fashions and Fabrics, 1945

E. 86th St

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(1953) k A ar P The Plaza Lexington A Hammer Galleries 768 Fifth Avenue 33 W. 57th St (moved) Writing studio Le Pavillon 5 E. 55th St At Christmas, Bemelmans liked to listen to the One of Bemelmans’ favorite restaurants Salvation Army Band play here. 21 Club 21 W. 52nd St (gone) He always gave them the biggest tip E. 59th St

E. 57th S The Waldorf t 301 Park Ave Hapsburg House Manhattan Island Hotel Splendide (1941) 313 E. 55th St Areas of interest The story of Bemelmans The Ritz His first restaurant venture, years at The Ritz (gone) 46th & Madison painted to look like a Tyrolean tavern (gone) E. 46th St

The Oyster Bar at Grand Central E. 42nd St ve

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1st A A New York World E. 22nd St Lexington 53-63 Park Row Bemelmans' book Sunshine (1950) The Thrilling Adventures of Count Bric A Brac (1926) w as his love letter to New York,

Mid-town ve particularly to Gramercy Park, E. 34th St GRAMERCY where he had several apartments and where he died in 1962 Gramercy area ve PARK Madison A at the National Arts Club. 5th A

Nedick’s ve ve South 23rd & Broadway Madison Square k A A favorite spot for a quick lunch (gone) a r P Lexington A National Gramercy Arts Club 49 W. 8th St Park 15 Gramercy Hotel Irving 26 Gramercy Park South Seeing the painted décor in his studio, Park South The Players The Fish House Viking editor May Massee told him 16 Gramercy Park South 19 Gramercy Park South “You must write children’s books!” Bemelmans was a In his bedroom at The Fish House,

Union Irving Pl Square long-time member an antique map of Paris hung on the ceiling. When sleep eluded him, he traced Luchow's

imaginary walks along the Seine ve 110 E. 14th St According to Bemelmans, d A 3 r Luchow's was a triumph of gemütlichkeit : the most genial and cosy restaurant in New York E. 14th St (gone) E. 18th St Washington Square E. 8th St Pete’s Tavern TM and © Ludwig Bemelmans, LLC 129 E. 18th St. Where Bemelmans wrote A. Ottenberg for J. Curley 2014 the first lines of

Adrienne Ottenberg Madeline (1939) Irving Pl Irving Bemelmans’ New York: A map of his favorite haunts, some still here and some departed