Eleanor Magid is the founder of Lower East Side Printshop, established in 1968 and still operating today. After attending Smith College, Magid moved to New York City in the early 1950s to further her art. She studied printmaking under Robert Blackburn and taught art at Percy Ellis Sutton Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK) Program at Queens College.
In this excerpt, Magid talks about The New York City Teachers’ Strike of 1968, inviting local artists and their kids to her studio in the East Village, Blackburn’s help with the early formation of The Lower East Side Printshop, and the benefits of intergenerational, collaborative models of education.
