Guild Hall of East Hampton
Guild Hall of East Hampton in the incorporated Village of
East Hampton on
Long Island's East End, is one of the United States' first multidisciplinary cultural institutions. Opened in 1931, it was designed by architect
Aymar Embury II and includes a visual art museum with three galleries and the John Drew Theater, a 360 seat
proscenium stage. It is historically significant for its role in exhibiting the works of the American
Abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock,
Willem de Kooning,
Lee Krasner,
John Ferren, and
Robert Motherwell; performances by
Helen Hayes,
Thornton Wilder,
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,
Bob Fosse and
Gwen Verdon,
Eli Wallach and
Anne Jackson, and hundreds of other world-class stars of stage and screen; and involvement by the literary figures
George Plimpton,
Peter Matthiessen,
Gore Vidal,
Edward Albee, and
John Steinbeck. It holds a permanent collection of 2,400 works of art and continues to build on important relationships in the worlds of film, theatre, dance, music, and visual art. The museum's current director is Andrea Grover, who was previously Curator of Special Projects of the
Parrish Art Museum.
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