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| Feiden also took flying lessons and became a licensed pilot. She met photographer Diane Arbus, whose work was being exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and took her flying so that the photographer could take pictures of Manhattan from the air.<ref name=Boswell>{{cite book|last=Boswell|first=Patricia|title=Diane Arbus: A Biography|year=1984|publisher=Random House|location=New York|page=283}}</ref> | Feiden also took flying lessons and became a licensed pilot. She met photographer Diane Arbus, whose work was being exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and took her flying so that the photographer could take pictures of Manhattan from the air.<ref name=Boswell>{{cite book|last=Boswell|first=Patricia|title=Diane Arbus: A Biography|year=1984|publisher=Random House|location=New York|page=283}}</ref> | ||
| In 1969, Feiden rented a storefront, opened a gallery and hosted an exhibition of Arbus' photographs. She also exhibited the photographs of the Joel-Peter Witkin. She later began exhibiting the paintings of artist Al Hirschfeld, and became his exclusive representative; this representation continued after his death.<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news|last=Witchell|first=Alex|title=AT HOME WITH HIRSCHFELD: Anarchy Behind a Santa Beard|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/14/garden/at-home-with-al-hirschfeld-anarchy-behind-a-santa-beard.html{{!}}accessdate=22 May 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=December 14, 1995|accessdate=22 May 2013}}</ref> Hirschfeld created a portrait of Feiden to be used as the gallery’s logo. | In 1969, Feiden rented a storefront, opened a gallery and hosted an exhibition of Arbus' photographs. She also exhibited the photographs of the Joel-Peter Witkin. She later began exhibiting the paintings of artist Al Hirschfeld, and became his exclusive representative;<ref>. ''Page Six'', Feb 9, 2016</ref> this representation continued after his death.<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news|last=Witchell|first=Alex|title=AT HOME WITH HIRSCHFELD: Anarchy Behind a Santa Beard|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/14/garden/at-home-with-al-hirschfeld-anarchy-behind-a-santa-beard.html{{!}}accessdate=22 May 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=December 14, 1995|accessdate=22 May 2013}}</ref> Hirschfeld created a portrait of Feiden to be used as the gallery’s logo. | ||
| In November 1994, Feiden arranged for the closure of the street outside her gallery and had craftsmen reproduce a Hirschfeld self-portrait on the asphalt forty feet long, with Hirschfeld’s finger pointing to the entrance of her gallery. The ] ran an aerial view of this portrait, the title of which was “A Portrait of the Artist on a City Street."<ref>{{cite news|last=Keating|first=Edward|title=A Portrait of the Artist on a City Street|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/19/nyregion/a-portrait-of-the-artist-on-a-city-street.html|accessdate=24 May 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=November 19, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=New York Post|date=November 19, 1994}}</ref> | In November 1994, Feiden arranged for the closure of the street outside her gallery and had craftsmen reproduce a Hirschfeld self-portrait on the asphalt forty feet long, with Hirschfeld’s finger pointing to the entrance of her gallery. The ] ran an aerial view of this portrait, the title of which was “A Portrait of the Artist on a City Street."<ref>{{cite news|last=Keating|first=Edward|title=A Portrait of the Artist on a City Street|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/19/nyregion/a-portrait-of-the-artist-on-a-city-street.html|accessdate=24 May 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=November 19, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=New York Post|date=November 19, 1994}}</ref> | ||
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| Feiden's gallery also became a post office when on April 29, 1994 the United Nations had its first day of issue ceremony at her gallery. | Feiden's gallery also became a post office when on April 29, 1994 the United Nations had its first day of issue ceremony at her gallery. | ||
| In 2000 Feiden was in the news when artist Al Hirschfeld sued her after disagreements about financial arrangements.<ref>. ''International New York Times'', By JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI, May 17, 2000</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | Feiden's gallery specializes in American art of the 20th century. She has exhibited work by: ], ], Mildred Dienstag, ], ], ], ], ], ], Isac Friedlander, and Gino Beghe. Her Gallery is noted for its collection of art of the WPA.{{what}} | ||
| ⚫ | In 2014, Feiden's gallery specializes in American art of the 20th century. She has exhibited work by: ], ], Mildred Dienstag, ], ], ], ], ], ], Isac Friedlander, and Gino Beghe. Her Gallery is noted for its collection of art of the WPA.{{what}} | ||
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Comment: For the comments mentioned already in addition to IMDB being a "reference" (which according to Misplaced Pages:External_links/Perennial_websites#IMDb it's not), and the mixed bullet points and inline references Hasteur (talk) 19:45, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
- Comment: Other than Guinness books, was unable to find any other verifiable source for "youngest Broadway playwright" claim(that Feiden/Eden produced a "Peter Pan musical" on Broadway). Peter Pan on Stage and Screen has no mention of this production, I have been unable to find mentions in any secondary/primary material that a "Peter Pan musical" was mounted on Broadway with Eden/Feiden as a producer in April 1961. (The stated record as claimed did not show up in the Guinness books until 1982/82.)::*(interpolated comment) That's because it didn't run on Broadway. The NYTimes reported on March 11, 1961 that a teenage theater troupe led by Feiden was trying to raise $600 to stage its production of "Peter Pan" in an Off-Broadway house. Not exactly Broadway money, even for 1961. (The theatre involved apparently allowed its premises to be used for children/youth theater productions as Sunday matinees.) Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 21:06, 2 June 2013 (UTC)*Also, the claim that Eden/Feiden is the youngest Broadway playwright for "Out, Brief Candle" might be somewhat problematic. Page 82 of Volumes 40-41 of "Players Magazine: The National Journal of Educational Dramatics" (a newsletter for high school & college drama found at books.google.com/books?id=evEvAQAAIAAJ) has a mention of this production in a paragraph along with other names, as follows: "Out, Brief Candle By Margo Eden New York, 51st St. Theatre 20 August, 1962". "Out, Brief Candle" is listed in the "Catalog of Copyright Entries 1962 Dramas"(http://archive.org/stream/catalogofcopyrig31634libr/catalogofcopyrig31634libr_djvu.txt) as a 3 Act play but unable to find verifiable proof that a Broadway production was mounted. Numerous sources for Maggie Thrett state that Thrett was in an Off-Broadway production of "Out, Brief Candle" in 1962. Shearonink (talk) 21:11, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
Margo Feiden (Fī´- děn; b. 2 December 1944) is an art dealer (Margo Feiden Galleries Ltd., New York); a Broadway producer, director, and playwright (Guinness Book of World Records for youngest Broadway producer, director, and playwright); a paper restorer; appraiser; author; a founding member of the World Business Council of the United Nations under the auspices of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), an NGO, a licensed pilot; camel jockey; and member of Mensa since 1964.
Early life and education
Feiden was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Career
Producer, director, and playwright
When she was 16 years old, Margo Feiden (as Margo Eden) produced and directed Peter Pan on Broadway, becoming Broadway’s youngest producer and director, a record she still holds The following year, she penned the play, “Out, Brief Candle,” becoming Broadway’s youngest playwright.
Feiden is a member of SAG/AFTRA.
Feiden become the agent, as well as producer, director, and publicist, of Kuda Bux, a mystic and mentalist performer. Bux and Feiden appeared on stage and on television together, with Feiden answering questions while Kuda Bux performed.
Feiden also took flying lessons and became a licensed pilot. She met photographer Diane Arbus, whose work was being exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and took her flying so that the photographer could take pictures of Manhattan from the air.
In 1969, Feiden rented a storefront, opened a gallery and hosted an exhibition of Arbus' photographs. She also exhibited the photographs of the Joel-Peter Witkin. She later began exhibiting the paintings of artist Al Hirschfeld, and became his exclusive representative; this representation continued after his death. Hirschfeld created a portrait of Feiden to be used as the gallery’s logo.
In November 1994, Feiden arranged for the closure of the street outside her gallery and had craftsmen reproduce a Hirschfeld self-portrait on the asphalt forty feet long, with Hirschfeld’s finger pointing to the entrance of her gallery. The New York Times ran an aerial view of this portrait, the title of which was “A Portrait of the Artist on a City Street."
After Feiden negotiated with the United States Postal Service for Hirschfeld to create a series of postage stamps, Feiden turned her gallery into a post office. Letters that were mailed from her gallery were stamped by United States Postal Service officials “First day of issue, Margo Feiden Galleries Ltd.”
Feiden's gallery also became a post office when on April 29, 1994 the United Nations had its first day of issue ceremony at her gallery.
In 2000 Feiden was in the news when artist Al Hirschfeld sued her after disagreements about financial arrangements.
In 2014, Feiden's gallery specializes in American art of the 20th century. She has exhibited work by: Diane Arbus, Joel-Peter Witkin, Mildred Dienstag, Raphael Soyer, Ruth Gikow, Don Freeman, Kurt Vonnegut, Gloria Vanderbilt, Louis Lozowick, Isac Friedlander, and Gino Beghe. Her Gallery is noted for its collection of art of the WPA.
Paper restorer
As a restorer, Feiden has worked on documents and works of art on paper since the early 1970s, removing adhesives , de-acidifying the paper, and reweaving damaged paper fibres.
Film and television
For the past fifty years, Feiden has appeared on many television shows, including Johnny Carson's Who Do You Trust., the Joe Franklin Show, and Find!, with Leigh and Leslie Keno. She has appeared as a guest on many PBS pledge breaks. She appears in the Oscar-nominated documentary film The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story, and she was also in the book and the film entitled Faces of New York by Peter Tunney and Antonio Guccione.
Author
Feiden wrote Margo Feiden’s The Calorie Factor (Simon & Schuster, Fireside Imprint).
References
- "Valerie Solanas: Who Shot Andy Warhol?". PopShifter, January 30, 2012 Less Lee Moore
- McWhirter, Norris (1983). Guinness Book of World Records. New York: Bantam Books. p. 262. ISBN 9780553231113.
- McWhirter, Norris (1983). Guinness Book of World Records. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 9780553231113.
- Boswell, Patricia (1984). Diane Arbus: A Biography. New York: Random House. p. 283.
- "Buyers beware! Al Hirschfeld's townhouse comes with wallpaper, not a mural". Page Six, Feb 9, 2016
- Witchell, Alex (December 14, 1995). May 2013 "AT HOME WITH HIRSCHFELD: Anarchy Behind a Santa Beard". New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help) - Keating, Edward (November 19, 1994). "A Portrait of the Artist on a City Street". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- New York Post. November 19, 1994.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Linn's Stamp News. 64 (3267). June 17, 1991.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Brozan, Nadine (September 4, 1991). "Chronicle". New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- "Al Hirschfeld Sues Gallery, Asserting It Cheated Him". International New York Times, By JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI, May 17, 2000
- Fields, Sidney (October 6, 1971). "A Pilot's Gallery". Daily News.
- "Framed for Good Reasons". DuPont Magazine: 16. March–April 1974.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: date format (link) - Faces of New York, Guccione, Antonio and Peter T. Tunney, Publisher: Peter T. Tunney, 1992, ASIN: B000ENSW2Q
- Corning, Blair (July 5, 1989). Express-News, San Antonio, Texas.
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- Express News, San Antonio Texas, July 5, 1989
- Boswell, Patricia, Diane Arbus: A Biography, 1984, Random House Inc., New York
- Howard, Beth, American Theatre, 1988, pp. 17
- O'Brien, Glenn, Interview Magazine, March 24, 2009