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Renowned Artists' Former Home And Studio In Springs To Be Demolished

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The small cottage that will be moved from the Brooks-Park property to the Pollock-Krasner House is pictured here when it was located on a bayside bluff in Montauk. The two men walking toward it in this photo, taken by Hans Namuth in 1950, are the artists James Brooks and Jackson Pollock.

The small cottage that will be moved from the Brooks-Park property to the Pollock-Krasner House is pictured here when it was located on a bayside bluff in Montauk. The two men walking toward it in this photo, taken by Hans Namuth in 1950, are the artists James Brooks and Jackson Pollock.

The Brooks-Park compound.

The Brooks-Park compound. Michael Wright

The Brooks-Park compound.

The Brooks-Park compound. Michael Wright

The Brooks-Park compound.

The Brooks-Park compound. Michael Wright

The Brooks-Park compound.

The Brooks-Park compound. Michael Wright

The Brooks-Park compound.

The Brooks-Park compound. Michael Wright

The Brooks-Park compound.

The Brooks-Park compound. Michael Wright

authorMichael Wright on Nov 22, 2019
The former home and studio of artists James Brooks and Charlotte Park will be razed, despite having been declared a historic landmark by the town, after their condition deteriorated substantially... more

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