April 2011 Programs & Exhibitions N-Y Historical Society
NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
2 West 77th Street, New York, N.Y. 212-873-3400 www.nyhistory.org
EXHIBITION AND PROGRAM LISTINGS
April 2011
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION: Evening Public Programs will be presented at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West, unless otherwise noted.
To purchase tickets by phone, call SmartTix at (212) 868-4444 or go to smarttix.com. Programs $20 (Members $10) unless otherwise noted.
Monday, April 4, 6:30 PM
Michael Korda, Henry A. Kissinger, Adam Gopnik
T. E. Lawrence led a remarkable life, capturing the imaginations of millions of people, and altered the course of history in the Middle East. As a British liaison officer during World War I, he helped turn the tide of the Arab Revolt by providing guns, money, and new tactical ideas—virtually inventing modern insurgency and guerrilla warfare—as a small Arab coalition fought successfully against the control of the Ottoman Empire. Michael Korda, Henry Kissinger, and Adam Gopnik discuss Lawrence's life, separating fact from legend, and examine the impact of Lawrence's activities on modern politics in the Middle East and on world history.
Thursday, April 7, 6:30 PM
James M. McPherson, Craig L. Symonds, Adam Goodheart, Harold Holzer
A century and a half after Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter to ignite the Civil War, leading historians ask and answer the crucial questions: What really caused the conflict? Could the Civil War have been avoided? Did Lincoln invite the first shot—or did the Union "get lucky?" This program marks the start of an ongoing N-YHS focus on the great American tragedy with the first of several discussions and lectures.
Tuesday, April 12, 6:30 PM
Seth Stern, Stephen Wermiel, Jeffrey Toobin
Three experts draw back the curtain of the United States Supreme Court to provide an insider's look at one of the most influential and distinguished justices of the 20th century: William J. Brennan, Jr. Drawing on previously private case histories and personal interviews, this program examines not only Brennan's life but the strategy behind the major legal battles of the past half century, from Roe v. Wade to the death penalty to the right to privacy, in a riveting look at one of the Court's most progressive eras.
Thursday, April 28, 6:30 PM
Beverly Gage, Jonathan Alter, Christopher Caldwell, Akhil Reed Amar, Lesley Stahl
When Barack Obama was elected President, people across the globe anticipated the coming of a new age of American liberalism and bipartisanship. Yet two years after his inauguration, the nation is experiencing a conservative resurgence of dramatic proportions. With Republicans consistently opposing the president's main platforms and Democrats accusing the president of being too conceding, political disharmony is crippling the legislative process. Looking back to historical political shifts, experts will examine the current political climate, such as the Tea Party movement, and discuss what's happening to President Obama's promise of "Change We Can Believe In."
TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS
The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision
February 26 – June 19, 2011
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TXThe New-York Society has organized an exhibition drawn from the rich collections of 19th-century American landscape painting to travel while the galleries are closed during renovations in 2011. This hiatus offers us an opportunity to share works that are not often available for loan. Nature and the American Vision: Masterpieces of the Hudson River School will include forty-five iconic works including Thomas Cole’s five-part series: The Course of Empire and other masterworks by Cole, John F. Kensett, Albert Bierstadt, Jasper F. Cropsey, Asher B. Durand, and many others.
February 26 – June 19, 2011
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TXThe New-York Society has organized an exhibition drawn from the rich collections of 19th-century American landscape painting to travel while the galleries are closed during renovations in 2011. This hiatus offers us an opportunity to share works that are not often available for loan. Nature and the American Vision: Masterpieces of the Hudson River School will include forty-five iconic works including Thomas Cole’s five-part series: The Course of Empire and other masterworks by Cole, John F. Kensett, Albert Bierstadt, Jasper F. Cropsey, Asher B. Durand, and many others.
February 22, 2011 – May 15, 2011
The Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
By far the most popular American sculptor of his eventful era, John Rogers (1829-1904) was unprecedented in the United States as an astute and tireless maker and marketer of artworks for a broad audience. From the beginning of the Civil War to the end of the Gilded Age, he sold more than 80,000 narrative figural groups in plaster, reaching the American public en masse and addressing the issues that most touched their lives. Drawing on its premier collection of Rogers’s work, the New-York Historical Society has organized the first full retrospective of this singularly influential American artist.
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