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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0089-accs
  • Summary(0:25) Memory of late friend Nina Frenkel -- (1:55) Cleaning out Nina’s apartment -- (2:40) Spending time on the stoop -- (4:20) Sorting through old art supplies -- (5:41) Reviewing a life through objects -- (6:48) Nina’s art projects with local children -- (8:10) Pain of walking through the neighborhood -- (10:00) Coming to terms with Nina’s absence -- (11:00) Meeting Nina through a mutual friend -- (12:50) Void left by loss -- (15:34) Learning about change and listening -- (17:47) Grief and gratitude for Nina’s friendship -- (19:26) Behind the scenes tour of Central Library.
  • Date2017-02-02
  • Physical Description1 sound file (22 min.) : digital, MP3
  • CreatorSilver, Laura
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Digital Public Library of AmericaThis item is represented in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on February 2, 2017, by Carmen Lopez at Central Library for the Let's Talk 2016 initiative. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
  • SubjectArtists--New York (State)--New York--21st century ; Jewish artists--New York (State)--New York ; Golem in art ; Friendship ; Chicago ; Judaism ; Pogroms ; Papier-mâché ; Mahotella Queens (Musical group) ; La Guardia Airport ; Memorials ; Grief ; Frenkel, Nina ; Brooklyn Public Library
  • PlacePark Slope (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is covered by a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Users are free to share and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes as long as appropriate credit is given to the source and new material created with this work is shared under the same conditions.
  • TitleOral history interview with Laura Silver on 2017 February 02.