IN MEMORY OF
BRENDAN BEHAN
1923-1964

"TO AMERICA MY NEW-FOUND LAND: THE MAN THAT HATES YOU HATES THE HUMAN RACE."

DEDICATION FROM "BRENDAN BEHAN’S NEW YORK", WRITTEN IN THE HOTEL CHELSEA IN THE SPRING OF 1963

PRESENTED BY
BERNARD GEIS ASSOCIATES
MARCH 20, 1965

The sign is one of the signs indicating famous people who have stayed at the Chelsea Hotel.

The plaque is dedicated to the Irish poet Brendan Behan. In the 1960s when he reached the height of his fame, he spent time in New York. The sentence expressing his love for New York is quoted on the plaque: To America my new-found land: the man that hates you hates the human race.

The hotel was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

The next picture from where the sign was taken shows the location of the sign relative to other signs Click for a larger image

More details about the hotel can be found on the next sign Click for sign's details