The Chelsea Hotel Hardcover by Claudio Erdinger

Product Details

• Publisher: Abbeville Publishing Group (2024-09-17)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 176 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780789214904
• Item Weight: 952.56 grams
• Dimensions: 20.32 x 26.19 x 2.13 cm

The classic photo book portraying the denizens of the Chelsea Hotel in all their eccentric, bohemian glory—back in print in a revised and expanded edition


In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the eminent Brazilian photographer Claudio Edinger lived and worked in New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel. In this classic photo book, he captured the hotel’s eccentric, bohemian denizens—both famous and obscure— in the spaces where they lived. An essay by legendary New York newsman Pete Hamill, as well as texts by Chelsea residents including William S. Burroughs, Arthur C. Clarke, and Warhol superstar Viva, complemented Edinger’s memorable portraits.

Now this highly sought-after volume—winner of the Leica Medal of Excellence—is back in print for the first time in decades, with additional photos from Edinger’s archives; a new foreword by writer and actress Alexandra Auder, who grew up in the hotel; and a new appreciation by Fred Ritchin, the noted writer on photography.

About the Author

Alexandra Auder is a writer and actress. Born in New York City to Warhol superstar Viva and filmmaker Michael Auder, she grew up in the Chelsea Hotel—an experience that is the subject of her acclaimed memoir, Don’t Call Me Home. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two children.


Fred Ritchin is dean emeritus of the School at the International Center of Photography. A noted writer on photography, he is the author most recently of The Synthetic Eye: Photography Transformed in the Age of AI, and is also an editor and curator who focuses on projects exploring issues of social justice and human rights.

Claudio Edinger (b. 1952) is one of Brazil’s preeminent photographers. He has published more than twenty books, and his work has been collected and exhibited by numerous important institutions worldwide. Edinger has also received many awards for his photography, including, for Chelsea Hotel, the Leica Medal of Excellence.

Pete Hamill (1935–2020) was a legendary reporter and columnist for the New York Post, the New York Daily News, and other publications.