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Art Hiding in New York

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE CITY’S SECRET MASTERPIECES

By Lori Zimmer | Illustrated by Maria Krasinski

Running Press

Reviewed by Steven Boyd Saum

In this compendium of delight, illustrator Maria Krasinski brings playful color and a lightness of touch to an exploration of art and artists whose work populates dedicated spaces and so much more in Manhattan. She teams up with writer Lori Zimmer to traverse unexpected places and limn faces of the artists.

Works range from Alexander Calder’s “Janey Waney” in Gramercy Park to Francoise Schein’s “Subway Map Floating on a New York Sidewalk” in Soho to Leo Villareal’s ceiling installation “Hive” in the subway, at Bleecker and Lafayette. Chapters invite you to “Dine Amongst the Masters,” and to discover “Artists’ Homes and Haunts” and “Architectural Interventions.”

Andy Warhol’s Town House and Cats. He and his mother once lived here with 25 felines — all named Sam. Illustration by Maria Krasinski

Krasinski served as a Volunteer in Georgia 2017–18 and is now managing director for News Decoder, a global news service and education startup for youth that is based in Paris. That’s where her fans can head later this fall, when Art Hiding in Paris is due out.

Does Krasinski’s name ring a buzzer — er bell? “You might have seen me get steamrolled by Amy Schneider on Jeopardy!” she says. Indeed, she took second in her appearance on the game show in 2022. 

This review appears in the Spring/Summer 2022 edition of WorldView magazine.

Steven Boyd Saum is the editor of WorldView.

The Gilbert Collins story, continues today as he participates in a 6th quiz session on Jeopardy.

Jeopardy, “America’s Favorite Quiz Show,” draws on contestant’s comprehensive knowledge in all fields. The show has been the appropriate venue for Gilbert Collins, Princeton University’s Director of Global Health Programs, to apply his academic skills and experience.  Employing his considerable experience in international service – including eight years as the Peace Corps Namibia Country Director and Associate Director in Botswana – he has become Jeopardy’s first “streaker” of 2018. Gilbert is also the first 5-time “streaker” to be placed on the list.  

Gilbert Collins previously served as Princeton’s Director of Graduate Student Life at the Woodrow Wilson School.  Before his Peace Corps employment,  he served as the Evaluation and Planning Team Leader for the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance at the U.S. Agency for International Development, providing guiding relief and development activities in health, water & sanitation, nutrition, psycho-social support, shelter, and other areas.

NPCA is extremely proud of one of our own showing the general population the amount of knowledge and experience that can be gained through international service. Good luck Gilbert!