The Kaufman Organization has partnered with renowned street artist Tristan Eaton to complete a 100-foot-tall mural in the heart of NoMad, Manhattan. The artwork is positioned on the south-facing wall of 236 Fifth Avenue and depicts Evelyn Nesbit, a 20th century fashion icon, actress, and chorus girl who graced the magazine covers of Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, and Harper’s Bazaar magazines, among others.
Eaton’s latest piece interweaves a collage of images that were sourced by a team of local historians and preservationists to ensure the mural would contextually represent Nesbit’s story and the history of the NoMad area.
Additional work by Tristan Eaton can be seen in the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection, multiple wall spaces and billboards around the city, as well as popular nightlife venues in downtown Manhattan.
Story originally by Sebastian Morris for New York Yimby.
