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Myths surrounding the origin of the Statue of Liberty
Jan 28, 2014 · Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904). Closeup of Statue of Liberty, Museum of the City of New York. 42.421. The sculpture above, accession number 42.421, is cast in bronze, and strongly resembles the Statue as we know it today, aside from the fact it measures just over 21 inches in height. The statue is signed and dated “Bartholdi 1875.”.
Nativists and Immigrants | Museum of the City of New York
Between 1820 and 1860, 3.7 million immigrants landed in New York Harbor—at a time when the city’s population numbered less than one million. No laws existed to regulate or curtail the flow of newcomers. Economic and political unrest propelled people across the Atlantic, including more than half a million Irish fleeing famine from 1845-1851.
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Exhibitions - Museum of the City of New York
It's time for the annual Great Borough Bake-Off! We invited bakers from across the five boroughs to design New York City-inspired gingerbread creations. 1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St., HOURS: Mon-Fri 10-5 | Sat-Sun 10-6. Purchase Tickets Donate Now.
Revisiting the Harlem Renaissance - Museum of the City of New York
Mar 2, 2021 · The Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Distinguished Lectures in Urban History. Dive into the Harlem Renaissance in this four-part series of live virtual talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jeffrey C. Stewart.Stewart will begin each session with an illustrated presentation exploring a different major art form -- from poetry and visual art to theater -- of this famous movement in African ...
"A Future Worth Living?" - Museum of the City of New York
Girls Sweeping on Earth Day, April 22, 1970. Courtesy Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University. Earth Day united various constituencies and agenda—from elementary school anti-litter campaigns and college campus “teach-ins” to mothers who sought cleaner air, protestors against pesticides, and proponents of …
Milton Glaser and I [heart] New York - Museum of the City of New …
Image credit: Milton Glaser. “I [Heart] New York More Than Ever,” 2001. Collection of the Museum of the City of New York. 2019.27.3. Glaser was a central figure in an effort to revitalize New York's image and economy in the late 70s and early 80s and this logo was a major tool used to accomplish this goal. His imagery and creativity ...
The World of Tomorrow - Museum of the City of New York
April 30 is the 80 th anniversary of the grand opening of the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair, which drew millions of visitors to Flushing Meadows, Queens to experience “The World of Tomorrow.” The Fair was divided into zones, each devoted to an aspect of modern life: Amusement, Communications and Business Systems, Community Interests, Food, Government, Medical and Public Health ...
100 Years with the 19th Amendment - Museum of the City of New …
Aug 21, 2020 · 2. The suffrage movement and the 19th amendment discriminated against many women of color. In New York, the suffrage movement attracted a diverse range of women, including Sarah J.S. Garnet, who founded the Equal Suffrage League in Kings County in the late 1880s and organized for the vote through the National Association of Colored Women, and Mabel Lee, who led a contingent of Chinese and ...