Artists in Residence
The story of three New York artists – Lois Dodd, Eleanor Magid, and Louise Kruger – who in 1959 jointly purchased a three-story building on East 2nd Street, creating a space for both living and artistic work. Long before Greenwich Village became a symbol of the artistic bohemia, the women built their own independent community where they could develop their art without financial pressure or social expectations. Based on conversations with the artists and their adult children, the film reveals both the strength of their creative vision and the personal costs of such choices. Dodd was a painter, Magid a printmaker, and Kruger a sculptor, and together they also helped build a local community – running a gallery, teaching, supporting neighborhood initiatives, and turning their space into a meeting place for artists.
