I'll Have A Cappuccino Please

The drawings in this book were created in the early 1980's. They capture a dynamic period of creativity and community in Greenwich Village's Cornelia Street Café, a meeting place for artists, musicians and playwrights which continues to this day to be a cultural landmark. The drawings are intriguing because you don't really know what the tale is that each of them is telling - and the speculation of what's going on will be different for everyone who sees them! The work is truly astounding and beautiful, and there can be more than one story per piece - depends on one's imagination. Pat Preble has lived and worked in many locations in the United States. Primarily a landscape artist, while living in Manhattan she turned her attention to the people of the city and with the Cornelia Street Café drawings she has rendered an intimate portrait of a slice of time. The book will take you on a visual journey into the heart of Greenwich Village's creative past and urge you to delve into your own creative vision today.