The TREASURES OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY online video series takes viewers behind the scenes and into the stacks of NYPL’s treasured collections. View more videos here.
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Uta Hagen and Paul Robeson in Othello, New York, 1943. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division, Vandamm Theatrical Photographs Collection.
The Library for the Performing Arts kicks off a series of programs based on the papers of theatrical legends UTA HAGEN AND HERBERT BERGHOF. Learn more about this collection here.
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ART DECO DESIGN: RHYTHM AND VERVE, on view in the Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Gallery at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, showcases visually striking prints and posters. Explore Art Deco in the Library’s collections here.
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Photo: Bob Gore.
AARON DOUGLAS: AFRICAN AMERICAN MODERNIST, curated by the Spencer Museum of Art/The University of Kansas and the first nationally touring retrospective to celebrate the artist’s work and legacy, opens at the Schomburg Center. A highlight of the exhibition is Douglas's mural Aspects of Negro Life, one of the treasures of the Schomburg Center's Art and Artifacts Division. Learn more about the artist and the mural here.
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Photo: Jessica Chornesky.
The 2008–2009 Fellows in the SCHOMBURG CENTER’S SCHOLARS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM arrive. Six scholars, whose research on the black experience can benefit from extended access to the Center’s resources, will be working there for periods ranging from six months to a year. Learn more about the program here.
