Exhibitions

The American Landscapes of Asher B. Durand (1796 – 1886)

The American Landscapes of Asher B. Durand, featuring over 100 works including paintings, drawings, engravings, and daguerreotypes, recreates Durand...

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Harlem by Camilo José Vergara

Harlem, an exhibition of 94 photographs taken by MacArthur Fellow Camilo José Vergara, records the changes that New York City’s neighborhood...

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Here is New York: Remembering 9/11/01

Here is New York: Remembering 9/11/01 includes a selection of 600 photographs drawn from the over 1,300 photographs in the here is new york, a democracy of photographs...

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The Hudson River to Niagara Falls: Nineteenth-century American Landscape Paintings from the New-York Historical Society

Drawn from the treasures of the New-York Historical Society’s permanent collection, Hudson River Masterpieces showcases nineteenth-century landscape paintings ...

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Nature and the American Vision: The Hudson River School

Nature and the American Vision: The Hudson River School features forty-five iconic works including Thomas Cole’s five-part series: The Course of Empire...

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Making American Taste: Narrative Art for a New Democracy

Making American Taste: Narrative Art for a New Democracy provides a new perspective on American art by approaching narrative subject matter through...

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The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman: Making it Modern

The New-York Historical Society is organizing an exciting landmark exhibition culled from its extraordinary trove of over 2,000 folk art objects acquired by the avant-...

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John Rogers: American Stories

John Rogers (1829–1904) was unquestionably the most popular sculptor of the nineteenth century. In his lifetime he sold over 80,000 works and earned the epithet...

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A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls

A New Light on Tiffany presents groundbreaking research revealing the many women who played a crucial role in the design and creation of Tiffany Studios’...

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Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin, a Traveling Panel Exhibition

The traveling version of the exhibition Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin, which was on display at the New-York Historical Society from...