MINETTA TAVERN artwork by Bellino. Minetta Tavern has a rich literary history. It was a hangout for writers, boxers, and artist, which included the likes of : Ernest Hemingway, EE Cummings, Joe Gould, Eugene O'Neil, and Ezra Pound. These days the celebrities list has change to the likes of: Mathew Broderick, Sara Jessica Parker, Live Tyler, Vittoria & David Beckham. Ken Burns and others. In 2009 restaurateur extraordinaire Keith McNally acquired the lease to Minetta Tavern and lovely restored the place to its current place as the historical old Greenwich Village watering hole / celebrity hotspot that it is today.
This wonderful artwork was designed by the artist Bellino from his original painting of Minetta Tavern, on the corner of Minetta Lane and Macdougal Street in New York's Greenwich Village, where the artist lives for some 40 years.
