{"id":224905,"date":"2025-09-14T00:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/224905\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T00:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:51:08","slug":"new-york-by-the-book-servant-of-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/224905\/","title":{"rendered":"New York by the Book: Servant of Beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hear from <strong>Anthony C. Wood<\/strong> as he explores his latest book, <strong>Servant of Beauty: Landmarks, Secret Love, and the Unimagined Life of an Unsung New York Hero<\/strong>. The book chronicles the extraordinary life of Albert Bard, a tireless preservationist and attorney whose legal and civic efforts helped shape New York City\u2019s approach to historic preservation. Bard\u2019s fierce dedication to protecting the city\u2019s architectural legacy often put him at odds with influential figures like Robert Moses. His work was instrumental in the passage of the New York City Landmarks Law in 1965, which now safeguards over 37,000 buildings and continues to inspire preservation efforts nationwide. The conversation will be moderated by <strong>Adrian Benepe<\/strong>, President of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong> About the Speaker:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anthony C. Wood<\/strong> is a preservationist, historian, and grant maker.\u202fOver a career spanning more than forty years, he has worked at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the Municipal Art Society, The J.M. Kaplan Fund, and is currently Executive Director of the Ittleson Foundation. Wood is the founder and Chair Emeritus of the New York Preservation Archive Project; a past Chair of the Preservation League of New York State and Partners for Sacred Places; and has been an Advisor and Trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.\u202f Currently Chair Emeritus of the Historic Districts Council, Anthony Wood serves on the board of the Drayton Hall Preservation Trust in Charleston, South Carolina and for more than twenty-years was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation at Columbia University.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.<\/p>\n<p>Advance registration is encouraged to guarantee a spot. All sales are final; refunds and exchanges are not permitted. Programs and dates are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Members:<\/strong>\u00a0To receive your discount, click on the &#8220;Buy Tickets&#8221; button above, then sign in to your account on the ticketing page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Groups of 10 or more<\/strong>\u00a0get discounts; contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcny.org\/event\/mailto:programs@mcny.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">programs@mcny.org<\/a>\u00a0or 917.492.3395.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessibility:<\/strong>\u00a0Assistive listening devices are available and our auditorium wheelchair lift can accommodate manual and motorized wheelchairs (max. capacity 500 lbs). Please contact the Museum at 917.492.3333 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcny.org\/event\/mailto:info@mcny.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">info@mcny.org<\/a>\u00a0with any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hear from Anthony C. 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