 | ED EISENBERG
April 4, 1951 - August 31, 1997
Edward Eisenberg brought an unflagging energy to the arena of public art activism that began with the artists collective, Political Art Documentation and Distribution (PAD/D), in 1980 and continued with his anti-gentrification street art on the Lower East Side in 1983 and 1984. In 1988 he conceived and directed GROUNDWORK, a city-wide street-stencil project protesting nuclear battleships on Staten Island.
From 1989 until a few weeks before his death, Ed served selflessly as a core member and treasurer of the artists collective, REPOhistory. Ed Eisenberg will be rememberd for his commitment to democratic, socially progressive art that set a standard few could match.
We the members of REPOhistory, PAD/D, and the cultural activists listed below extend our condolences to the Eisenberg family while offering this tribute to our friend and comrade, Ed Eisenberg.
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