John Hancock needed a check-up. New-York Historical’s portrait of the famed signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first governor of Massachusetts is on view as part of the exhibition Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere. However, before it gets installed, the Museum’s Paintings Conservation Lab wanted to learn more about it. New-York Historical actually knows very...

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On the evening of July 9, 1776, downtown New York City was in a rebellious mood. The Declaration of Independence had been read aloud that day in lower Manhattan for the first time, announcing to the city that the Revolution against British rule had begun. That night, 40 colonial soldiers and sailors under the command...

The post A Horse’s Tail: How a Legendary Piece of a King George III Statue Landed at the New-York Historical Society appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Tycoons love to survey their empires. And in the 1870s, that empire was San Francisco. The city was in a period of ravenous growth fueled by mining discoveries like the 1848 Gold Rush and the Comstock Lode, and the first transcontinental rail line, a feat that made the men behind the Central Pacific Railroad—Mark Hopkins,...

The post San Francisco is a Ghost Town: The Story Behind Eadweard Muybridge’s Spooky Panorama appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Henry Pelham created an image for the ages. On the snowy night of March 5, 1770, a group of British soldiers were confronted by an unruly crowd of colonists near the Custom House in Boston. The melee that followed ended with the panicked troops firing into the crowd, killing several colonists, including Crispus Attucks, a...

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Before he became a titan of American literature and the witty bard of life in the 19th century, Mark Twain was just another young man looking for his big break in New York City. In the New-York Historical exhibition Mark Twain and the Holy Land (opening Oct. 25), we’re exploring the fabled journey behind one...

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Here’s the first thing you need to know about Anne Marguérite Joséphine Henriette Rouillé de Marigny, Baroness Hyde de Neuville besides her remarkable name: Napoleon himself was so struck by her courage that he decided not to execute her husband. The Baroness is the subject of the New-York Historical exhibition Artist in Exile: The Visual...

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In December, the Carolina Parakeet will be the featured bird in New-York Historical’s Audubon’s Birds of America Focus Gallery. Below, curator Roberta J.M. Olson outlines the tragic story of the bird’s extinction, which became official almost 100 years ago.  In the early 19th century, artist and naturalist John James Audubon (1785–1851) sounded the alarm about habitat loss...

The post When is a Parakeet a Canary? John James Audubon and the Extinction of North America’s Only Native Parrot appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

The New-York Historical Society Museum wants a wedding cake topper. Not just any cake topper: a same-sex version with two men or two women that speaks to the titanic shift in American culture that happened when gay marriage was legalized at the federal level in 2015. So if we’re so eager, why not just buy...

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In the early 19th century, artist Martha Ann Honeywell would sweep through towns like a band on tour. An artist who specialized in needlework, embroidery, and cut paper, among other mediums, she’d set up shop at a museum, tavern, or boardinghouse, charge 50 cents a ticket and perform three times a day for two hours...

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The history is right there in Wyoming’s official nickname: the Equality State. In 1889, delegates to Wyoming’s constitutional convention voted to do something that had never been done before: permanently guarantee women the right to vote in a constitution, without any preconditions. Article No. VI, Section 1, states plainly: “The rights of citizens of the...

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To help support the city’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health of our visitors and staff, New-York Historical is temporarily closing to the public as of Friday, March 13, at 6 pm through the end of the month. While you can’t drop by to see our Meet the Presidents exhibition in...

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To help stop the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, New-York Historical is temporarily closed to the public through the end of the month. Our Women March exhibition is off limits for the time being, but we’re celebrating Women’s History Month from afar. So, why not dip into our our vast collection of audio recordings from past...

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To help stop the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, New-York Historical is temporarily closed to the public through the end of the month. Our Women March exhibition is off limits for the time being, but we’re celebrating Women’s History Month from afar. So dip into our our vast collection of audio recordings from past Public Programs and listen to a...

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To help stop the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, New-York Historical is temporarily closed to the public through the end of the month. So take this time to dip into our our vast collection of audio recordings from past Public Programs and listen to a couple of fascinating talks about two memorable First Ladies from the Revolutionary Era who...

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Bestselling author and journalist Walter Isaacson has been a frequent guest of New-York Historical over the years, always bringing tantalizing tales of innovation and ingenuity. Enjoy four of his past public programs below: on Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, and Albert Einstein, and a deep dive into the technologies that are shaping our digital future....

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When Ulysses Grant Dietz’s older brother gave him a wedding cake topper for Christmas in the early 2000s, he meant it mostly as a gag gift. Made of molded plastic, the topper features two tuxedo-clad men linking arms under a flower-bedecked bower. On the underside, it’s stamped with the words “Adam & Steve.” The topper’s...

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What can history museums do during an epidemic? Like many institutions across the globe, the New-York Historical Society is temporarily closed to help contain the spread of COVID-19. And like so many New Yorkers, our curators and librarians are preoccupied with concern for their loved ones and grief over what’s happening in our beloved city....

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America lost a great journalist in 2019 when Cokie Roberts died at the age of 75 from complications due to breast cancer. New-York Historical also lost a beloved friend. Roberts, a legendary reporter and commentator for ABC News and NPR, had appeared often in our Public Programs over the years to talk about American history and politics, and she...

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Author and scholar Douglas Brinkley has been described by CNN as “a man who knows more about the presidency than just about any human being alive.” So it was a match made in history heaven when New-York Historical named him our official presidential historian in 2017. He’s long been a fixture at our Public Programs series and...

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April 22, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, was a remarkably non-partisan affair that brought an estimated 20 million people out into the streets, parks, and beaches across the United States. In New York alone, Earth Day celebrations, rallies, and teach-ins shut down 5th Avenue...

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“Booze sales are booming,” read a recent CNN headline focused on a spike in liquor, beer, and wine sales as Americans shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our current moment is just another side note in America’s long, complex relationship with alcohol.  Over the years, our Public Programs have explored many facets of this history. Enjoy audio recordings of two past programs below: one...

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As the COVID-19 crisis continues, perhaps it’s no surprise that alcohol sales are booming. With many of us confined to our homes (if we’re lucky), braving commutes to carry out essential work, or simply trying to figure out how to make a mask out of your last pair of clean underwear, there seems to be no...

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Our Public Programs have long explored the rich history of Jewish life in America from the colonial era to the present day. They’ve also, not surprisingly, grappled with the ongoing scourge of anti-Semitism and its pernicious hold on world affairs. Listen to two audio programs below that tackle two very different facets of Jewish life: first, a fascinating...

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In 2010, our Public Program series welcomed an all-star lineup: journalist and then-New York Times columnist Bob Herbert, The New Yorker‘s Adam Gopnik, and boxing writer and sports historian Bert Sugar (who sadly, passed away in 2012). The subject of their talk was an irresistible one for any sports fan who’s missing the action during lockdown: longshots, underdogs,...

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Title: Nonlinear finite element analysis of solids and structures [electronic resource] : R. de Borst [and three others].
Imprint: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : Wiley, 2012.
Shelfmark: Wiley
Subjects: Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Data processing.
Finite element method -- Data processing.
Finite element method -- Data processing. fast (OCoLC)fst00924900
Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Data processing. fast (OCoLC)fst01135607

Title: The nature of modernism [electronic resource] : ecocritical approaches to the poetry of Edward Thomas, T.S. Eliot, Edith Sitwell and Charlotte Mew / Elizabeth Black.
Author: Black, Elizabeth, author.
Imprint: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Mew, Charlotte Mary, 1869-1928 -- Criticism and interpretation.
English poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Modernism (Literature)
Ecocriticism in literature.
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965. fast (OCoLC)fst00030202
Mew, Charlotte Mary, 1869-1928. fast (OCoLC)fst00097539
Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964. fast (OCoLC)fst01774756
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917. fast (OCoLC)fst00032673
Ecocriticism in literature. fast (OCoLC)fst01903083
English poetry. fast (OCoLC)fst00912278
Modernism (Literature) fast (OCoLC)fst01024455
1900-1999 fast

Title: Development of economic analysis [electronic resource] / Ingrid Rima.
Author: Rima, Ingrid Hahne, 1925-
Imprint: New York, NY : Routledge, 2009.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Economics -- History.
Economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00902116

Title: Colonialism and the object [electronic resource] : empire, material culture, and the museum / edited by Tim Barringer and Tom Flynn.
Imprint: London New York : Routledge, 1998.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Art, Primitive.
Art, Colonial.
Art, Colonial -- Foreign influences.
Colonies -- Relations -- Europe.
Europe -- Relations -- Colonies.
Art, Colonial. fast (OCoLC)fst00816140
Art, Colonial -- Foreign influences. fast (OCoLC)fst00816142
Art, Primitive. fast (OCoLC)fst00816768
Europe. fast (OCoLC)fst01245064

Title: The emotions of internationalism [electronic resource] : feeling international cooperation in the Alps in the interwar period / Ilaria Scaglia.
Author: Scaglia, Ilaria, author.
Imprint: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Europe, Western -- History -- 20th century.
International agencies -- Europe, Western.
Europe, Western -- Foreign relations.
Emotions -- History -- 20th century.
Internationalism -- History -- 20th century.
Alps -- History -- 20th century.
Diplomatic relations. fast (OCoLC)fst01907412
Emotions. fast (OCoLC)fst00908819
International agencies. fast (OCoLC)fst00976708
Western Europe. fast (OCoLC)fst01272478

Title: Contract as promise [electronic resource] : a theory of contractual obligation / Charles Fried.
Author: Fried, Charles, 1935- author.
Imprint: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Contracts.
Promise (Law)
Contracts. fast (OCoLC)fst00876969
Promise (Law) fast (OCoLC)fst01078898

Title: Narrative prosthesis [electronic resource] : disability and the dependencies of discourse / David T. Mitchell and Sharon L. Snyder.
Author: Mitchell, David T., 1962- author.
Imprint: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2000]";"©2000
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: People with disabilities in literature.
Literature, Modern -- History and criticism.

Title: Counterfactual Romanticism [electronic resource] / edited by Damian Walford Davies.
Imprint: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Romanticism -- History and criticism.
Romanticism -- Philosophy.
Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Literature, Modern. fast (OCoLC)fst01000172
Romanticism. fast (OCoLC)fst01100133
1800-1899 fast

Title: Post-Keynesian theory revisited [electronic resource] : money, uncertainty and employment / Matteo Iannizzotto.
Author: Iannizzotto, Matteo, author.
Imprint: Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2020.
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Keynesian economics.

Title: Bisexuality in the ancient world [electronic resource] / Eva Cantarella translated by Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin.
Author: Cantarella, Eva, author.
Imprint: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [1992]";"©1992
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Male homosexuality -- Rome -- History.
Male homosexuality -- Greece -- History.
Bisexuality -- Rome -- History.
Bisexuality -- Greece -- History.
Bisexuality. fast (OCoLC)fst00833344
Male homosexuality. fast (OCoLC)fst01430687
Greece. fast (OCoLC)fst01208380
Rome (Empire) fast (OCoLC)fst01204885

Title: Multivariate time series analysis [electronic resource] : with R and financial applications / Ruey S. Tsay.
Author: Tsay, Ruey S., 1951-
Imprint: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2014]";"©2014
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Time-series analysis.
R (Computer program language)
Econometric models.

Title: Critical issues in early childhood education [electronic resource] / edited by Nicola Yelland.
Imprint: Maidenhead New York : Open University Press, 2005.
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Early childhood education -- Great Britain.
Early childhood education -- Great Britain -- Evaluation.

Title: An introduction to analysis of financial data with R [electronic resource] / Ruey S. Tsay.
Author: Tsay, Ruey S., 1951- author.
Imprint: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2013]";"©2013
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Finance -- Econometric models.
Time-series analysis.
Econometrics.
R (Computer program language)

Title: Inclusive populism [electronic resource] : creating citizens in the global age / Angus Ritchie.
Author: Ritchie, Angus, author.
Imprint: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2019]";"©2019
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Populism.
Political participation.
World citizenship.

Title: Listening to young children [electronic resource] : a guide to understanding and using the mosaic approach / Alison Clark foreword by Peter Moss.
Author: Clark, Alison, author.
Imprint: London, England Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.";"©2017
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Preschool children.
Listening.
Early childhood education -- Activity programs.
Early childhood education -- Activity programs. fast (OCoLC)fst00900597
Listening. fast (OCoLC)fst00999799
Preschool children. fast (OCoLC)fst01075582

Title: Zoopolis [electronic resource] : a political theory of animal rights / Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka.
Author: Donaldson, Sue, author.
Imprint: Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2011.";"©2011
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Animal rights.
Human-animal relationships -- Moral and ethical aspects.

West Bengal’s ruling party Trinamool Congress on Saturday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for writing a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying her government was not co-operating with the Centre over the migrant workers’ issue.

According to the rules till now, a patient was considered fit to be discharged if he or she tested negative on day 14 and then again in a span of 24 hours