Discipline: Visual Art

Marty Greenbaum

Discipline: Visual Art
Region: New York, NY
MacDowell Fellowships: 1976

Marty Greenbaum (1934-2020) is from Coney Island on the southernmost tip of Brooklyn. In 1956 he graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor's degree . The master's degree followed in 1991 at Brooklyn College . He photographed, made films and performances . Between 1962 and 1965 he took part in happenings by Allan Kaprow and Yvonne Rainer . Greenbaum had several lectureships at various universities and was a member of the Creative Artists Public Service program, and he also participated in various exhibitions with book objects.

Studios

Putnam

Marty Greenbaum worked in the Putnam studio.

The Graphics Studio (as it was originally named) was converted to its present use in 1972–1974 through a grant from the Putnam Foundation, and originally served the property as both a power house and pump house. Well water was pumped from a large cistern to Hillcrest, the Foreman’s Cottage, and the lower buildings closer to…

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