In Conversation with Anthony C. Wood and Robert Jaeger on Wood’s new book Servant of Beauty: Landmarks, Secret Love and the Unimagined Life of an Unsung New York Hero

Anthony Wood, award-winning preservationist and author of Servant of Beauty: Landmarks, Secret Love and the Unimagined Life of an Unsung New York Hero (Bloomsbury, 2025), and Robert Jaeger, preservationist, co-founder of Partners for Sacred Places and author of Sacred Places at Risk, will discuss Wood’s new book and preservation battles in 20th-century New York City. They will focus especially on the life and work of unknown civic activist and preservationist, Albert Sprague Bard, whose story is told for first time in Servant of Beauty.

Location:
St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church
263 W 86th St
New York, NY 10024
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