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1970s NYC

I moved to New York City in 1975.

 

Mavis on the R train 1977
Mavis on the R train 1977

My friend from school, Mavis Greenberg on the subway.

Peter Zaremba
Peter Zaremba

In the lobby of the Ukrainian Home, Second Avenue, 1975 NYC

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Club 57

My photos from 1979 to 1982

Club 57 located at

57 Saint Marks Place NYC, NY 10003

The Lamp Show
The Lamp Show

Entry: Ammo by Drew Straub

One of the events I produced at Club 57 was The Lamp Show.

The Lamp Show
The Lamp Show

This was created by Kim Skapich. She worked at Cooper Union and assisted the architect John Hejduk.
This was her interpretation of a gooseneck lamp.

Lori Montana at the Debutante Ball
Lori Montana at the Debutante Ball

Club 57 Ladies Auxiliary hosted a Debutante Ball, 1979

Lori Montana with date. I hung the crêpe paper (purchased at Woolworths), and created a photo booth backdrop. Lori had her hair done at Mr. Steve of 1st Avenue.

Debutante Ball
Debutante Ball

Dale Ashmun and Rene Poulet.

 

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Morilla & Peter Zaremba
Morilla & Peter Zaremba

I met Peter when I was a student at SVA, we became fast friends and went to movies quite often with other pals. It was Peter who told me about the Monster Movie Club at Club 57.

I would go to the Monster Movie Club, but Peter was not a regular. I managed to get his band, The Fleshtones to play at the Debutante Ball.

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Club 57 Debutante Ball
Club 57 Debutante Ball

Glamor girl on table top.

Christian Hoffman
Christian Hoffman

Christian Hoffman at the DJ booth.

Katy K & John Sex
Katy K & John Sex

Dream date for the Club 57 Debutante Ball.

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Debutante Ann
Debutante Ann

MC Drew Straub introduces debutante Ann Magnuson.
Debutante Ball Club 57

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Drew & Deb
Drew & Deb

Drew Strawb & Deb O'NairDebutante Ball.

Their formal wear matched, peacock blue.

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Debutante Ball, group
Debutante Ball, group

Tish Bellamo, Robin Schazenbach

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Keith Haring & John Sex
Keith Haring & John Sex

Summertime, outside of Club 57 within the front gates of the church.

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Backstage Amazon-AMMO Fashion Show
Backstage Amazon-AMMO Fashion Show

Kitty Brophy, John Sex, Amazon designer Stacey Elkinand AMMO designer Shawn McQuate billed as Shawn Salad

Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57
Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57

MC Diana Lillig. Spectators include Min Thometz and, seated on the floor, Billy.
August 23, 1980

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Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57
Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57

Spectators include Charlotte Slivka.
August 23, 1980

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Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57
Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57

Model Kitty Brophy, MC Diana Lillig.

I may have better photos from this night. Still scanning my collection.
August 23, 1980

Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57
Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57

Model Lisa Baumgardener, MC Diana Lillig
August 23, 1980

Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57
Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57

Model John Sex, MC Diana Lillig
August 23, 1980

Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57
Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57

Model Kitty Brophy, in dress by Sean AMMO
August 23, 1980

I know I have a better photo of this outfit, still digging in the Archives.

Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57
Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57

I know I have a better version of this outfit. Ann Magnuson models a dress by Stacey Joy Elkin
August 23, 1980

©April Palmieri

John Sex wearing Ammo
John Sex wearing Ammo
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Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57
Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57

Wedding dress modeled by Lisa Baumgardener

August 23, 1980

©April Palmieri

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Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57
Exclusive Fashions by Amazon and AMMO at Club 57

Wedding dress modeled by Lisa Baumgardener

August 23, 1980

©April Palmieri

Daria Deshuk wearing Ammo
Daria Deshuk wearing Ammo
Kitty Brophy
Kitty Brophy
Elvis Night
Elvis Night

John Sex with Aqua Net, Club 57 ladies room. Aquanet.

M Henry Jones at the door
M Henry Jones at the door

Henry at the door of 57 Saint Marks Place.

PS 57 performance
PS 57 performance

Peter Kwaloff in costume for PS 57

PS 57 performance
PS 57 performance

Jonathan Quinn in the production of PS 57

Frank Holiday and William?
Frank Holiday and William?

Frank Holiday and I think it's William Fleet Lively

Simone & Deb O'Nair
Simone & Deb O'Nair

Simone & Deb O'Nair, the re is a package for Dany & Ande on the shelf behind them.

Chris & Nancy
Chris & Nancy

Chris and Nancy worked with me at a clothing company, he was a salesman, she is a designer. Chris also DJ'd retro 50s events at Carmelita's Reception House on 14th Street.

Dany Johnson
Dany Johnson

Dany at the DJ booth.

Charlotte Slivka
Charlotte Slivka

Charlotte Slivka, met her at the Ladies Auxiliary and she was also in Pulsallama.

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Susan Hannaford
Susan Hannaford

Susan Hannaford at the door.

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Country Western Night at Club 57
Country Western Night at Club 57

Wendy Wild on the far right, channeling Dolly Parton. Katy K in the center.

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Lady Wrestling night at Club 57
Lady Wrestling night at Club 57

Photographer, unknown, I have the slide.

Jonathan Quinn, Jon Weiss, April Palmieri & Marek Pakulski

Ladies Wrestling night
Ladies Wrestling night

Bill Landis MC, April and Diana Lillig wrestlers, Marek my "manager" in the turban.

Photographer, unknown, I have the slide.

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Debutante Ball
Debutante Ball

Diana Lillig 1980

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Tish & Snooky
Tish & Snooky

The most lovely Bellamo sisters of the band Sick F*cks & creators of the legendary Manic Panic shop, hair color and makeup line.  Club 57 Debutante Ball.

Locations Beyond Club 57

This is a collection of images including Club 57 members in locations other than the club itself, and some after the club ceased to be.

These are photos I took, and some taken of me with my camera.

I started with a Minolta SLR, then I got a Nikon point and shoot later in the 80s, the same model that Warhol used. The flash would not always fire properly on the Minolta, getting a good shot at night was rare, and it was large enough to discourage schelpping it around in any situation.

I have since discarded my old cameras because I carried them around and used them until they wore out, or broke. The Nikon died from using rechargeable NiCad batteries rather than Alkaline. Actually I did that twice, a second camera also overheated one too many times from NiCad batteries. Live and learn.

Related Paraphernalia

I kept a lot of things. Sometimes I wonder why, then I look a little closer. It's all part of our collective story.

2010 Club 57 Art Show poster
2010 Club 57 Art Show poster

Photo & flyer by me.

Science Fair
Science Fair

I designed the flyer and produced this event.

The competition was won by artist Peter Dudek.

Soundtrack column by Roy Trakin, In Cinema Magazine
Soundtrack column by Roy Trakin, In Cinema Magazine

Here's Mudd in your Eye by Roy Trakin.

Article featuresNIGHTCLUBBING cable tv show produced by Pat ivers and Emily Armstrong and their work at Danceteria. There are Polaroids of Pat Ivers, and Deb O'Nair & Rudi Protrudi illustrating the article.

In Cinema magazine distributed at movie theaters. Volume I issue II

Pulsallama Christmas Cards
Pulsallama Christmas Cards

1982, painted commercially produced Christmas card for Pulsallama by April Palmieri. I painted two versions with dayglo paint and color xeroxed the cards. Photo from my camera taken backstage at The Venue, London, by Dick O'Dell of Y records.

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A Canadian in Paris lyrics ©Pulsallama
A Canadian in Paris lyrics ©Pulsallama

A Canadian in Paris lyrics ©Pulsallama

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Wendy Wild

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San Francisco
San Francisco

Wendy Wild, John Sex & Miss April at the home of Arturo in the Mission District. We performed at Club DV8 on the same bill as Sylvester.

Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale

John Sex and Wendy Wild on the beach. We were in town to do a show.

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Wendy Wild
Wendy Wild

Wendy was always a great model. I had assignment to photograph punk fashion from a postcard company. I like this dramatic car wreck somewhere near Tompkins Square Park, Alphabet City.

Wendy Wild Pulsallama
Wendy Wild Pulsallama

Pulsallama played at The Venue in London, 1982.

Wendy poses with Foam Core guitar she created.

Wendy Wild
Wendy Wild

Window shopping. Boots. Pulsallama tour, 1982 London

Katy K fashion show models backstage Long Island
Katy K fashion show models backstage Long Island

April Palmieri & Wendy Wild modeling fashions by designer Katy K at a rockabilly nightclub. I bet Katy remembers the name of the club.

This is a photo by Julie Scher.

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Beyond Club 57 part 2

More photos of people I know from Club 57 in other locations like The Mudd Club, The Pyramid Club, Palladium, Danceteria, Limelight, Area, The Cat Club, and more.

Scharf room at the Palladium

I was invited to dance in the Space Party video in Kenny Scharf room installation at the Palladium 1985. I brought my camera.

Kenny Scharf Space Party
Kenny Scharf Space Party

Kenny Scharf designed and created the lounge of the Palladium, and filmed Space Party there.

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Dan Friedman
Dan Friedman

In the Scharf Room at the Palladium NYC

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The Slide Show

My final edit of 80 images for the exhibition Club 57: Film, Performance, and Art in the East Village, 1978–1983 at MoMA opening 10/31/17.
 

Lower East Side story

I'm researching some images for an upcoming book about the Lower East Side.
My maternal grandmother was born on Essex Street. My dad was born on Chrystie Street in 1929. I lived in the Lower East Side from 1975 to 1999.

Greenwich Village Art Show 1987
Greenwich Village Art Show 1987

Frank Palmieri, with daughters April and Janice.
This is my father's outdoor gallery space at the famous Greenwich Village Art Show in Manhattan. I discovered he painted on the reverse side of a painting I really liked, a landscape from Maine. We are posing with the original painting facing the camera. He painted on masonite panels.
Dad was born on the Lower East Side, on Chrystie Street in the early 1920s. 
After serving in WW2 in the Army Air Corps, Frank went to The Art Student's League, where he met his wife Anita. They ran their own art galleries in NY, Maine and Florida.

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