Here’s a quick look at some of the latest New York History resources to hit the web: The Syracuse University Archives has completed the processing of the George Fisk Comfort Family Collection, ...
https://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2013/06/new-online-resources-for-new-york-history.html
“Three Parlors,” a new exhibition using three Victorian parlor suites to track the development of a new American identity during the 19th century, will open at Lyndhurst on June 20th and will...
Rosewood Lion. India. Clinton Howell Antiques Lions, toucans, dolphins, dogs, cocks, —- critters galore tread the echoing halls of the Park Avenue Armory in this year’s annual Spring Show,...
https://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2013/05/animal-fancy-at-the-armory-spring-show-ny.html
What do artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, toy merchant Frederick A.O. Schwarz and political powerhouse William Magear “Boss” Tweed have in common? They’re all buried in Brooklyn’s Historic Gre...
https://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2013/05/nycs-green-wood-cemetery-to-mark-175th-anniversary.html
An exhibition featuring the work and philosophy of renowned industrial designer Russel Wright will open May 4, 2013 at the New York State Museum. Russel Wright: The Nature of Design explores Wrig...
https://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2013/04/state-museum-to-host-russel-wright-exhibition.html
On April 2nd 1813, the Village of Sing Sing (now called Ossining) became the first incorporated municipality in Westchester County. To recall and honor that historic day, the Village of Ossining ...
https://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2013/04/ossining-events-exhibits-celebrate-bicentennial.html
Barbara Novak is one of America’s premier art historians. Breaking into the world of American art history in the 1950s, when few professors taught the topic, Dr. Novak spent the next 40 years...
https://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2013/04/art-historian-barbara-novak-being-honored-sunday.html
Thomas Cole (1801-1848) , English immigrant, is regarded as a father of the Hudson River School, the first national art expression of the American identity in the post-War of 1812 period. It was ...
https://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2013/02/the-immigrant-thomas-cole-and-ny-state-tourism.html
We are a story-telling species. We tell stories through various media which have changed over time as our technologies have changed. In ancient times the common modes of expression included the v...
https://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2013/02/circle-of-life-performance-art-at-the-cosmic-center.html
This portrait has captured the imaginations of New-York Historical Society visitors. Who was this dapper man, with his seductively villainous good looks? Why this dashing, bold pose for what seem...
https://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2013/01/james-hazen-hyde-a-gilded-age-scandal.html