You are invited to attend a memorial service in celebration of the life and work of Anton van Dalen.

Immigrant, humanist, artist, activist, educator, and lifelong pigeon keeper, Anton van Dalen dedicated his life to documenting the Lower East Side’s evolution from dereliction to gentrification in paintings, drawings and sculptures that, as the critic and poet John Yau states, “arose out of a meticulous draftsmanship in service of an idiosyncratic imagination merged with civic-mindedness.”

Born in Amstelveen, Holland in 1938 to a conservative Calvinist family during World War II, van Dalen began rearing pigeons at the age of 12, seeking solace in the companionship of a community outside the instability around him. After arriving in New York’s Lower East Side in 1966, van Dalen served as witness, storyteller, and documentarian of the dramatic cultural shifts in the neighborhood. While active in the alternative art scene in the East Village during the 1980s, van Dalen began his career as a graphic designer, working as a studio assistant to Saul Steinberg for over 30 years.

Schedule:
Doors Open: 1:00PM
Event Starts: 2:00PM

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