For immediate release
Contact: Diane Saarinen, 718-422-9199
dianesaarinen@gmail.com
THE GLORY OF BROOKLYN: AN ARTISTIC AND LITERARY EVENING
AT THE CARROLL GARDENS LIBRARY
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Transcendent photographs. Evocative essays.Haunting watercolor paintings. No matter
the medium, the sentiment of respect clearly shines through in the art and writings of a
talented trio – Thomas Rupolo; Joan MaransDim; and Antonio Masi, who will present
their works in an entertaining evening at the Carroll Gardens Library, March 19, 7 to
9 p.m.
Carroll Gardens resident Joan Marans Dim, an essayist and historian, and New York City
artist Antonio Masi will discuss their book New York's Golden Age of Bridges. With a
visual presentation focused on the four bridges of Brooklyn – the Brooklyn, Manhattan
Bridge Williamsburg and the Verrazano-Narrows--the discussion will “span” the bridges’
artistic and cultural underpinnings, and their impact nationally as well as worldwide.
Bridges form connections over water, and many area residents feel a strong connection to
the nearby waterfront community of Red Hook. Photographer Thomas Rupolo will
explore the “lost continent” of Red Hook, where “even cabbies can’t find their way” in a
presentation of photos as bright and vibrant as the people who live there, as featured in
his book Images of Red Hook.
This event is the latest in a series of artistic and literary evenings hosted by the Friends of
the Carroll Gardens Library, offeringfree refreshments of wine and cheese. Signed books
will be available for purchase. Auditorium (basement) of the Carroll Gardens Library,
396 Clinton Street at the corner of Union Street.Free and Open to the Public.
ABOUT ANTONIO MASI: Antonio Masi, fascinated by bridges since childhood,
began painting them a decade ago. He is drawn particularly to the 59th Street (the recently
renamed Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, which his grandfather Francesco Masi helped
build. Masi has won national and global acclaim for his paintings of New York City
bridges.
ABOUT JOAN MARANS DIM: Joan Dim is co-author of The Miracle on Washington
Square: New York University and the author of the novel Recollections of a Rotten Kid.
She has traveled the bridges of New York City all her life and is a proud Carroll Gardens
resident.
ABOUT THOMAS RUPOLO: Tom Rupolo has been living in and around Red Hook
for 15 years. Formerly a nature photographer, he found that moving to Brooklyn provided
new subjects such as industrial sites, architectural oddities, street life and close-ups of
urban details.
ABOUT FRIENDS OF THE CARROLL GARDENS LIBRARY: Friends of the
CarrollGardensLibrary (FCGL) supports the library by fundraising and helping to make the
CarrollGardens branch a hub of the community with programs for children, youth and adults all
year round. FCGL’s website is http://friendsofcglibrary.blogspot.com/. FCGL can be found on
Facebook at Facebook.com/FriendsofCarrollGardensLibrary and Twitter at
Twitter.com/FriendCGLibrary.