Lou Reed's Complete Archives Acquired By NY Public LIbrary

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — The complete archives of Lou Reed's creative life have been compiled by the New York Public Library and selections will be on display for the next two weeks at the Schwarzman Building in Bryant Park and the Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center.

The library worked with Reed's widow Laurie Anderson and archivists Don Fleming, Jason Stern and Jim Cass to create the collection which includes 3,600 audio and 1,300 video recordings and Reed's extensive personal records, the NYPL said in a press release.

"The archive is a panoramic picture of Lou’s music, pictures, friendships, writing, tai chi and performances as well as a recreation of the scenes and cities he worked in and loved," Anderson said in a statement. "What better place to have this than in the heart of the city he loved the best?"

Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn in 1942 and cut his teeth in the New York music industry in the '60s and '70s as a founding member of the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as both a member of the band and a solo artist. He died in 2013 at the age of 71.

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