The Tchotchkes Return

Last summer, we announced a new project to permanently return Ben Hartman’s beloved concrete figurines to the site for the first time since the late-1990s. Ben began producing these concrete figurines in his workshop and basement in the mid-1930s using similar...

Object Study: School House

Ben started his school in the spring of 1932. A newspaper story that August read, “Mr. Hartman has a skillful eye for arranging his flower beds. This year, in March, to be exact, another idea occurred to Mr. Hartman. Why not enhance the beauty of his gardens with...