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Abrams was born on December 19, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a furrier and later a securities trader. His mother was a bank executive.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/arts/leonard-abrams-dead.html|title=Leonard Abrams, 68, Chronicler of 1980s East Village Art Boom, Dies|first=Alex|last=Williams|date=April 13, 2023|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
Abrams was born on December 19, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a furrier and later a securities trader. His mother was a bank executive.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/arts/leonard-abrams-dead.html|title=Leonard Abrams, 68, Chronicler of 1980s East Village Art Boom, Dies|first=Alex|last=Williams|date=April 13, 2023|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
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Abrams studied literature at Fordham University. In 1976, he started working as a bicycle messenger and moved to the East Village.<ref name="auto"/> In May 1979, the first edition of the ''East Village Eye'' was published'','' with Abrams credited as editor-in-chief.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rombes |first=Nicholas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mh1pU7N4ss8C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT105&dq=East+Village+Eye+%22leonard+abrams%22&hl=en |title=A Cultural Dictionary of Punk: 1974-1982 |date=2010-06-01 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-4411-0505-9 |language=en}}</ref> The cultural magazine was in circulation from May, 1979 until January, 1987.<ref name=":0">[http://www.hyperallergic.com/161064/the-east-village-eye-where-art-hip-hop-and-punk-collided "The East Village Eye: Where Art, Hip Hop, and Punk Collided"] by Tiernan Morgan at [[Hyperallergic]] November 12, 2014</ref> |
Abrams studied literature at [[Fordham University]]. In 1976, he started working as a bicycle messenger and moved to the East Village.<ref name="auto"/> In May 1979, the first edition of the ''East Village Eye'' was published'','' with Abrams credited as editor-in-chief.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rombes |first=Nicholas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mh1pU7N4ss8C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT105&dq=East+Village+Eye+%22leonard+abrams%22&hl=en |title=A Cultural Dictionary of Punk: 1974-1982 |date=2010-06-01 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-4411-0505-9 |language=en}}</ref> The cultural magazine was in circulation from May, 1979 until January, 1987.<ref name=":0">[http://www.hyperallergic.com/161064/the-east-village-eye-where-art-hip-hop-and-punk-collided "The East Village Eye: Where Art, Hip Hop, and Punk Collided"] by Tiernan Morgan at [[Hyperallergic]] November 12, 2014</ref> |
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In 1987, he oversaw [[Hotel Amazon]], a regular Lower East Side hip-hop party which featured acts such as Public Enemy, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, and A Tribe Called Quest.<ref name="auto"/> |
In 1987, he oversaw [[Hotel Amazon]], a regular Lower East Side hip-hop party which featured acts such as [[Public Enemy]], [[De La Soul]], [[Queen Latifah]], and [[A Tribe Called Quest]].<ref name="auto"/> |
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In 2008, he wrote and directed the documentary ''Quilombo Country'' which told the story of villages in Brazil founded by fugitive slaves.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/quilombo-country-1200470338/|title=Quilombo Country|first=Ronnie|last=Scheib|date=September 24, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/19/movies/19quil.html|title=State of the Village|first=Laura|last=Kern|date=September 19, 2008|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
In 2008, he wrote and directed the documentary ''Quilombo Country'' which told the story of villages in Brazil founded by fugitive slaves.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/quilombo-country-1200470338/|title=Quilombo Country|first=Ronnie|last=Scheib|date=September 24, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/19/movies/19quil.html|title=State of the Village|first=Laura|last=Kern|date=September 19, 2008|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
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In 2023, Abrams sold the archive of the East Village Eye to the New York Public |
In 2023, Abrams sold the archive of the East Village Eye to the [[New York Public Library]].<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-archives-of-the-east-village-eye-go-to-the-new-york-public-library</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 14:20, 19 April 2023
Leonard Abrams (December 19, 1954 – April 1, 2023) was an American journalist. He was the founder of the East Village Eye.
Abrams was born on December 19, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a furrier and later a securities trader. His mother was a bank executive.[1]
Abrams studied literature at Fordham University. In 1976, he started working as a bicycle messenger and moved to the East Village.[1] In May 1979, the first edition of the East Village Eye was published, with Abrams credited as editor-in-chief.[2] The cultural magazine was in circulation from May, 1979 until January, 1987.[3]
In 1987, he oversaw Hotel Amazon, a regular Lower East Side hip-hop party which featured acts such as Public Enemy, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, and A Tribe Called Quest.[1]
In 2008, he wrote and directed the documentary Quilombo Country which told the story of villages in Brazil founded by fugitive slaves.[1][4][5]
In 2023, Abrams sold the archive of the East Village Eye to the New York Public Library.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Williams, Alex (April 13, 2023). "Leonard Abrams, 68, Chronicler of 1980s East Village Art Boom, Dies" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Rombes, Nicholas (2010-06-01). A Cultural Dictionary of Punk: 1974-1982. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4411-0505-9.
- ^ "The East Village Eye: Where Art, Hip Hop, and Punk Collided" by Tiernan Morgan at Hyperallergic November 12, 2014
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (September 24, 2008). "Quilombo Country".
- ^ Kern, Laura (September 19, 2008). "State of the Village" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-archives-of-the-east-village-eye-go-to-the-new-york-public-library