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Local Artist Beautifies a Boarded-Up Storefront

November 24, 2020 | 7:50 PM
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Elyssa Dorf (left) and her mother Pat Kohlhagen in front of the store. Photo by Twilla Duncan.

The Pottery Barn on Broadway and 67th Street boarded up its storefront ahead of the election, and one resident figured she’d try to make the storefront look a little less imposing.

Artist Elyssa Dorf, who lives around the corner from the store, asked the manager if she could paint something on the boards.

“I am a graphic designer and artist and I live on the upper west side,” she told us. “After walking by Pottery Barn’s boarded up windows every day I finally got the guts to go in and ask the store manager to let me paint up the boarded windows. It took a couple levels of approval, all the way up to the CEO level. However I was approved to paint as long as I provided my own supplies and stuck within their theme of ‘gnomes’ for the festive season. It was a volunteer experience, but so worth it to see how much happier it has made myself and my neighbors.”

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Harriet Flehinger
Harriet Flehinger
2 years ago

What a wonderful idea. Thank you. Are there other artists who will come forward. If someone will start a 501-c3 to pay these artists a stipend for this service, I will happily make a donation. I have no idea how to set it up. Perhaps it could grow Citywide like One Block UWS was formed and has grown. Employ artists AND beautify the storefronts.

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Joan
Joan
2 years ago

Nice job! Brightens up the neighborhood.

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Peeps88
Peeps88
2 years ago

Looks sweet!
Thank you for adding to the vitality and color of the neighborhood.

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uwsmom
uwsmom
2 years ago

We live above Pottery Barn and the gnomes have put a smile on our faces! You could definitely make a business of this!

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Peter
Peter
2 years ago

Great. I only hope the Pottery Barn appreciate her effort and compensates her for it.

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Peter
Peter
2 years ago

Great. I only hope that Pottery Barn appreciates her effort and compensates her for her effort.

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W68R
W68R
2 years ago

Walked by with my young kid’s and loved it! that’s really cute! Bummed they didn’t pay you but hopefully will come back to you – karma!
Thanks for cheering up the block. Peace, love, and
Be well!

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Robin
Robin
2 years ago

Many thanks Elyssa
Great work!
And a welcome addition to the unsightly and depressing boarded-up storefronts.

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Barbara B.
Barbara B.
2 years ago

Love your idea and lovr the painting!

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Mary
Mary
2 years ago

What a ray of sunshine. It’s charmingly
rendered, and I for one welcome it to the
neighborhood!

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Matt G
Matt G
2 years ago

I was watching them paint the other day and assumed from both the theme and the quality, that it was an intentional and professional effort by Pottery Barn. I am thrilled to know it was done by a local artist. Brava!

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Ella
Ella
2 years ago

I do not understand why they haven’t removed the boarding. But I absolutely love what the artist did.

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bloomy
bloomy
2 years ago

Thank you!

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Susan
Susan
2 years ago

GREAT WORK and, a beautiful idea. Pottery Barn and the entire neighborhood was lucky.

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Antonia
Antonia
2 years ago

What an improvement! Last time I passed it almost looked closed. It will bring them lots of business. They should pay her!!!

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Jill Rothstein
Jill Rothstein
2 years ago

If you could post the artist’s Venmo, I bet some neighbors would send her some cash as a thank you

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Tara
Tara
2 years ago

Beautiful and so well done! I wish the UWS would hire you to beautiful the whole neighborhood, Elyssa!

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