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Alice Himelstein AREA Collection

Call Number

MSS.328

Date

circa 1983-1987, inclusive

Creator

Nylon, Judy (Role: Donor)
Himelstein, Alice (Role: Collector)

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

The Alice Himelstein AREA Collection contains invitations and material related to New York's AREA nightclub, and includes material dating from 1983 to 1987.

Historical note

The AREA nightclub operated at 157 Hudson Street in New York from 1983 to 1987. The club, owned and operated by Eric and Christopher Goode, Shawn Hausman, and Darius Azari, was noted for its discriminating door policy and frequently changing designs (themes included "Sci Fi," "Night," "Suburbia," and "Gnarly"). The installations for the club's designs regularly included contributions from up-and-coming and established artists like Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, David Hockney, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The club closed in 1987 with the farewell theme of "Childhood."

Arrangement

The Alice Himelstein AREA Collection consists of two boxes containing nine folders and eight unique objects.

Scope and Content

The Alice Himelstein AREA Collection contains material related to New York's AREA nightclub, extant from 1983 to 1987. Included in the collection are original invitations, press materials, flyers, and objects, mailed to and collected by Alice Himelstein.

Donors

Nylon, Judy

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); Alice Himelstein AREA Collection; MSS 328; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.

Provenance

The Alice Himelstein AREA Collection was acquired from Judy Nylon by The Fales Library in 2011.

Collection processed by

Colin Torre

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Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012