“Parks Commissioner Robert Moses (1888-1981) first proposed this playground in February 1954. In a letter to the Board of Estimate, he requested the assignment to Parks of “the entire easterly frontage of Sixth Avenue between 55th and 56th Street.” According to the letter, “this parcel is the only vacant area in a densely built-up community in [this] section of Brooklyn and the nearest recreational facilities are over half a mile away.” The Board of Estimate assigned the property to Parks a month later and it became the 56th Street Park In the 1970s, in an effort to revive the deteriorating park, Community Board 7 and other local residents formed the Friends of the 56th Street Park. The group organized a cleanup, initiated supervised play, and banished undesirable elements, all in the hopes of making their park more enjoyable. The organization sponsored a contest to rename the park and “Rainbow Playground” won. A 1984 Local Law formally named it.”
- The Daily Plant. Volume XVIII, Number 3868. Wednesday, May 21, 2003. http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_newsroom/daily_plants/daily_plant_main.php?id=16879
About Susan Agliata
Susan Agliata
Co-Director: Abecedarium NYC
Flash Designer: All 26 Letter Pages
Videographer, editor: Kermis, Open City, Vaticinate
Segment Director: Culminant, Diglot, Holus Bolus, Biliomancy, Audile
Susan Agliata earned a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in May 2004. During her studies she concentrated in the Moving Picture Arts, including experimental film/multimedia installation, and curatorial studies, experimenting with diverse forms of the moving image in both physical and virtual space. In 2003 Agliata attended the International School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam concentrating in film/video installation and curatorial studies. In 2004, upon return to Sarah Lawrence, these studies culminated in an in-depth study of the definitions and methodology of “Expanded Cinema” as well as a study of “Hypertext and Hypermedia Theory.” Weaving together literature, history and personal journeys her films and web-based projects are multi-layered non-linear journeys through other places, both mental, physical and temporal. In her work, Agliata explores the concepts of cultural assimilation, the complexity of emotions in regards to familial experience and obligation, and the conflicts between consciousness and physical being.
www.susanagliata.com.
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