Meet the Authors & Book Signing Event

A New Book by Alfred Pommer & Eleanor Winters with watercolors by Leendert van der Pool

The authors will read from their new book on Thursday, November 29, from 6:00-8:00 pm in the Parlor at the Salmagundi Club.  The original watercolor illustrations will be exhibited.

About the authors:
Alfred Pommer is a New York City Licensed Guide who has been giving public and private walking tours focusing on history and architecture in New York City's diverse neighborhoods for over 20 years. A New York City native, he holds a degree in labor studies and retired in 1991 from the New York City Parks Department to devote himself to his tours full time. Since then he has been researching and improving each tour to bring his knowledge and stories to numerous groups, institutions and individuals who have embarked on his journeys around these Manhattan neighborhoods.   For more info visit Alfred's website: www.nycwalk.com

Eleanor Winters is a native of Brooklyn, NY who has been exploring New York City on foot for several decades. She is a commercial and fine artist specializing in calligraphy which she teaches in Europe and the United States. Eleanor lives half of the year in Brooklyn and the other half in Paris. Having authored 5 books on calligraphy, her collaboration with Alfred was a perfect fit. She holds a master's in art from New York University and is represented by Franklin 54 Gallery + Projects for her calligraphy quilt collage works.
For more about Eleanor visit her website: www.eleanorwinters.com
The authors first book "Exploring the Original West Village" was published by The History Press, Charleston, SC in 2011

Leendert van der Pool is a self-taught artist specializing in drawings, pastels and oil paintings. Leendert has exhibited his work widely in museums and galleries in Europe since the late 1970’s, and, more recently, in the United States, with shows of the Ellis Island series at the Ellis Island Museum and Franklin 54 Gallery in New York City. His drawings have been included in numerous books as well as several museum collections. Originally from the Netherlands, Leendert also spends part of his year in Brooklyn and Paris with Eleanor.
Leendert is a member of the Pastel Society of America and the Salmagundi Club in New York, and has received numerous prizes for his artwork, including the first prize at the Pastel Society of America 30th Annual Exhibition.
For more about Leendert visit: www.leendertvanderpool.com