The 24-year-old “internet kid” from Liverpool melds contemporary iconography with figurative works of art. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “new york historical society”
Are the Salem Witch Trials Part of Women’s History?
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
An exhibition at the New-York Historical Society gives the dark events a fresh look. Source: New York Times
Viewing the Civil Rights Movement Through Children’s Books
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2022
“Picture the Dream,” on display at the New-York Historical Society, shows that children, far from being mere witnesses to the civil rights movement, have played central roles in it. Source: New York Times
4 Things to Do This Weekend
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2021
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. Source: New York Times
Jefferson Statue May Be Removed After More Than 100 Years at City Hall
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2021
Black, Latino and Asian City Council members who find the sculpture oppressive and racist may finally win a two-decade fight to remove it from their chamber. Source: New York Times
7 Events in New York Honoring 9/11
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2021
On Saturday, performances and memorials around the city and online will mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks. Here’s how to find them. Source: New York Times
The Oldest Museum in New York Is Expanding
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2021
The New-York Historical Society is making way for the first L.G.B.T.Q. history and culture museum in the city. Source: New York Times
Audubon Park, From Hinterlands to Urban Density
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2020
The ornithologist-painter John James Audubon took flight from Lower Manhattan to escape its ‘pestilential vapors.’ He landed in the picturesque woodland of the future Washington Heights, changing its landscape forever. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Marks 9/11 at a Time of Harrowing Loss
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2020
As they memorialize a past tragedy, New Yorkers face another profound and deadly crisis that is not yet over. Source: New York Times
New York’s Reopened Museums: Where to Go and What to See
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2020
What you need to know before venturing back out to see art, from safety precautions to the exhibitions still on view. Source: New York Times
Adam Max, Patron of Brooklyn Cultural Institutions, Dies at 62
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2020
He was chairman of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and a benefactor of St. Ann’s Warehouse. He and his wife also helped create a center for women’s history. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Seal, With a Native American in Loincloth, Faces Scrutiny
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2020
Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was worth examining if the seal, which dates to 1914, “makes sense for the 21st century.” Source: New York Times
Exhibit Sets the Life of Rock-and-Roll Impresario Bill Graham to the Music He Brought Us All
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2020
Exhibit Sets the Life of Rock-and-Roll Impresario Bill Graham to the Music He Brought Us All The Bill Graham exhibition at the New-York Historical Society is visually exciting, nostalgic and accompanied by a terrific soundtrack
New Exhibition Shows Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. — ‘Rebels’ and Sometimes Rivals
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2018
New Exhibition Shows Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. — ‘Rebels’ and Sometimes Rivals Viewing the new photographic exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and