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PROGRAMS & EXHIBITIONS Winter/Spring 2017 To purchase tickets by phone call (212) 485-9268 letter | exhibitions | calendar | programs | family | membership | general information Luce Center Dear Members & Friends, 4th Floor Grand Opening | Spring 2017 2016 was an extraordinary year for history. It saw Hamilton, a musical about the life of our New York Founding Father, sweep the Tony Awards with 11 wins that underscored the brilliance of the penniless orphan from Nevis. It also witnessed some of our elected officials struggling to think of an American woman worthy of having her face on the $10 bill. Moreover, 2016 brought into contemporary relief the effects of our Founders’ complex politics. How confused so many Americans have been about the origins of the Electoral College! In response, a new focus within our Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series will address many of the questions we have heard around the American Presidency. 2017 will bring change of all kinds, including at New-York Historical. Among much else, our newly renovated fourth floor will reopen with exciting stories to tell. Thanks to our brand-new Center for Women’s History, no one will ever again have to struggle to identify American women of worth. To complement the Center, the winter/spring season will include a discussion of Dolley Madison with historian Carol Berkin and journalist Cokie Roberts, as well as a conversation between Billie Jean King and David Rubenstein as part of our History with David M. Rubenstein series. Further highlights include Douglas Brinkley, William Leuchtenburg, and Geoffrey Ward discussing the legacy of FDR, while David Rubenstein returns for History with David M. Center for Women’s History Rubenstein for a talk with New-York Historical Trustee Annette Gordon-Reed on Thomas The first initiative of its kind in the Jefferson. Another topical program—on immigration and voting rights—features New-York nation, the Center for Women’s History Historical Trustee Akhil Reed Amar, legal scholar Cristina Rodríguez, and Judge Denny Chin. explores the pivotal role women have Our upcoming Bonnie and Richard Reiss Lectures in Constitutional History and Law focus on played in American history through the future of espionage and the Supreme Court. And New-York Historical Trustee Byron Wien groundbreaking exhibitions, public will be in conversation with international financial scholar and economist Carmen Reinhart in programs, scholarship, and education. our 2017 Byron Wien Lecture on Financial History. Happily for his many fans, Distinguished Lehrman Fellow at N-YHS Andrew Roberts returns with a lecture on Admiral Lord Nelson. Tiffany Gallery Finally, the spring 2017 Mathew “Mike” Gladstein Lecture in Biography features Nathaniel Displaying 100 stunning illuminated Philbrick on George Washington’s relationship with Benedict Arnold. glass lamps from New-York Historical’s collection, our immersive Tiffany As our fourth floor reopens, I am reminded how fortunate I am to lead an institution of which Gallery celebrates the work and virtually every nook and cranny tells the American story. I thank my talented and hard-working designs of Louis C. Tiffany, Clara colleagues, especially Dale Gregory, Alex Kassl, Hannah Donoghue, and Kate Yurkovsky for Driscoll, and the “Tiffany Girls.” the marvelous offerings this brochure details. And I thank our Chair Pam Schafler and our Cover: entire Board of Trustees for their dedication and generosity that, above all, gives history a Tiffany Studios, designed by Clara bright future here. Permanent Collection Driscoll, Wisteria table Through themed, expansive glass lamp (detail), ca. 1901. Sincerely, cases and interactive digital elements, New-York Historical Society, Gift of Dr. Egon our permanent collection is displayed Neustadt, N84.132.1. like never before, inviting visitors to Photo by Colin Cooke delve deeper into the history of our Louise Mirrer, PH.D. fascinating past. Left: PRESIDENT and CEO Billie Jean King (b. 1943), n.d. Gift of Billie Jean King. New-York Historical Society Library 2 To purchaseNew-York tickets by Historical phone call Society (212) 485-9268 Visit nyhistory.org for the latest information 3 letter | exhibitions | calendar | programs | family | membership | general information Exhibition Highlights Thomas Jefferson: The Private Man From the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society Tattooed New York April 7 – July 16, 2017 A protean figure in American history, Thomas Jefferson’s role as a private citizen is Thomas Jefferson: The Private February 3 – April 30, 2017 as defining as his personae as founder, president, and political standard-bearer. A Man From the Collections of For more than 300 years, New York has played a central role in the the Massachusetts Historical gifted writer and political philosopher, he was also an accomplished gardener, farmer, Society is organized by the development of modern tattooing, from its origins in Native American and architect. Explore Jefferson’s life outside the public sphere through the iconic Massachusetts Historical Society. body art, to tattoo craft by sailors, to the city’s three-decade tattoo ban. documents he created. Discover the complex story of this fascinating American art form. Cover (detail) and left: Unknown Artist, Columbia Tattoo Design, c. 1890s. Saving Washington New-York Historical Society Library April 8 – July 30, 2017 The Center for Women’s History’s inaugural exhibition illuminates political power Major support for Saving Washington provided by The in the early republic and the role of women in translating revolutionary ideals Robert David Lion Gardiner into reality. As First Lady, Dolley Madison granted political favors, emphasized Foundation, with additional cooperation over partisanship, and popularized her husband’s policies, becoming a support from Susan Klein. powerful force during a time when women were excluded from affairs of state. World War I Beyond the Trenches May 26 – September 3, 2017 Eloise at the Museum World War I Beyond the The first major museum exhibition to revisit this global event through the eyes June 30 – October 9, 2017 Trenches was organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of of American artists, the exhibition will transform our understanding of art made Sixty years after her debut, Eloise is still a star. Eloise at the Museum is the Fine Arts. during the war and in its wake. Explore how artists across generations, aesthetic organized by The Eric Carle The picture book heroine’s enduring, unruly charm sensibilities, and the political spectrum used their work to depict, memorialize, Museum of Picture Book Art, promote, or oppose the conflict. resulted from the unlikely collaboration between Amherst, Massachusetts. cabaret star Kay Thompson and a young artist, Illustration by Hilary Knight Hilary Knight. Eloise’s audacious voice and for The Plaza Hotel’s enchanting illustrations was the alchemical formula children’s menu (1956-1957). Collection of Hilary Knight. from which great picture books come. Copyright © by Kay Thompson. New York Women in a New Light Film Experience Begins Spring 2017 Highlighting stories of remarkable women in early 20th-century New York, this multimedia film transports visitors to the turbulent years of the Progressive Era (ca. 1890–1920) leading up to the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Produced by Donna Lawrence Productions. John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), Gassed, 1919. Oil on canvas, 90 ½ × 240 in. Courtesy of IWM (Imperial War Museums), London. Photo: ©IWM New York Story Film Experience Imperial War Museums, Art. IWM ART 1460 Ongoing This film is made possible by World War I and American Art at PAFA was made possible in part by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities: New York Story is an 18-minute panoramic film experience narrated by award- Exploring the human endeavor, and from the Henry Luce Foundation. The Presenting Sponsor for this exhibition is the Exelon winning actor and native New Yorker Liev Schreiber. The film depicts New a generous gift from Bernard and Irene Schwartz. Foundation and PECO. Additional funding provided by grants from the David A. and Helen P. Horn Charitable Trust, Edwin L. Fountain, York’s rise from remote outpost to city at the center of the world. Produced by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, The McCausland Foundation, the General Representation of the Government of Flanders to the USA, Mrs. Helen Horn Bickell, Carolyn Horn Seidle, Ellen and Leonard Milberg, Furthermore: a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, Bank Donna Lawrence Productions. of America, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin F. Donohoe, Connie and Jules Kay, Dr. and Mrs. J. Brien Murphy, and Ken Woodcock. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Support for New-York Historical’s presentation is provided by the Richard Lounsbery Foundation. Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society are made possible by Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, the Saunders Trust for American History, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. 4 To purchaseNew-York tickets by Historical phone call Society (212) 485-9268 Visit nyhistory.org/exhibitions for all current, upcoming, and ongoing exhibitions 5 letter | exhibitions | calendar | programs | family | membership | general information Calendar Highlights Thursday, May 25, 6:30 pm Tuesday, May 30, 6:30 pm The Future of the
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