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Urban Visions: Views of American Cities from the New-York Historical Society Collection
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
(at 77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
Tel: (212) 873-3400
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Admission is pay as you wish, Fri 6-8 pm
Dates
Fri, Nov 11, 2011 – Sun, June 17, 2012Hours
Tues – Thurs, Sat: 10 am – 6 pmFri: 10 am – 8 pm
Sun: 11 am – 5 pm
This exhibition features large-scale views of American cities from the 18th century to the present, including maps, prints and photographs. Throughout the centuries, cartographers and artists have been engaged in attempts to show the cityscape as a grandiose entity.
The exhibition will include John Harris after William Burgis, A South Prospct of Ye Flourishing City of New York in the Province of New York in America (The Burgis View), 1717; a manuscript map of the Hudson River, 1721; Eadward Muybridge’s Panorama of San Francisco, 1877; the Thomas Air Views of New York City, 1935-1980; and Claude Samton’s views of Canal Street, 1986.
- Directions: Subway: B, C to 81st Street
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New-York Historical SocietyThe New-York Historical Society is New York City's oldest museum and one of the nation's most distinguished independent research libraries. A $65 million renovation completed in 2011 introduced new galleries and a children's museum.
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