Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
212.534.1672
For reservations and program information: (212) 534-1672, ext. 3395
JANUARY
Saturday • January 5 • 2 PM
Gallery Talk: John Sloan’s New York
Sean Corcoran, Curator of Prints and Photographs, will lead a special tour of John Sloan’s New York highlighting the impact of city life on the artist’s work. John Sloan (1871-1951) spent almost half a century capturing life in New York in a style that placed him at the forefront of 20th-century American art. Presented in conjunction with John Sloan’s New York. Free with Museum admission.
Wednesday • January 9 • 6:30 PM
Civic Talk: Congestion Pricing
What price are you willing to pay for cleaner air and less congested streets? Should the East River bridges charge $5 tolls? Should overhead cameras enforce the new law? How can we be certain the tax revenues from congestion pricing will go to mass transit? Learn who the Mayor’s plan helps, and who it hurts, in a discussion moderated by New York Civic president Henry J. Stern. Discussing the plan will be Congressman Anthony Weiner (Bronx-Queens) and Rohit Aggarwala, the city’s point man on the issue, who heads the Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability. Reservations required. $9 for non-members of the Museum; $5 for members, seniors, and students.
Thursday • January 10 • 6:30 PM
Seeing Sloan’s City
Join Ashcan School experts Joyce K. Schiller, Curator of American Art at the Delaware Art Museum, and Heather Campbell Coyle, Associate Curator at the Delaware Art Museum, as they discuss John Sloan’s depictions of city life and his experience living in Chelsea and Greenwich Village. A slide lecture drawn from the major exhibition of Sloan’s paintings now touring the country will highlight the artist’s exploration of the city and his voyeuristic depictions of his neighbors on the streets and in their homes. Presented in conjunction with John Sloan’s New York. Reservations required. $9 for non-members of the Museum; $5 for members, seniors, and students.
Saturday • January 12 • 12 PM
Gallery Talk: Manhattan Noon
Museum curators Thomas Mellins and Sean Corcoran will introduce street photographer Gus Powell and together lead a gallery tour of the Museum’s newest exhibition, which features 30 color-saturated images taken by Powell during his midtown lunch hours. Presented in conjunction with Manhattan Noon: Photographs by Gus Powell. Free with Museum admission.
Saturday • January 12 • 3 PM
Forgotten Ellis Island: Film Screening
A century ago, Ellis Island Hospital was built in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. Then considered state of the art, it was America’s first line of defense against immigrant-borne disease. Filmmaker Lorie Conway’s new documentary Forgotten Ellis Island: The Extraordinary Story of America’s Immigrant Hospital and its companion book show the best and worst of America’s treatment of newly arrived immigrants, as well as what happened to the hospital, abandoned three decades after it was opened. A book signing follows. Free with Museum admission.
Sunday • January 13 • 12 PM
Estelle Parsons Reads Frank O’Hara’s Lunch Poems
In a special noontime event, Estelle Parsons, acclaimed actress of film, stage, and television, will read selections from Frank O’Hara’s Lunch Poems (City Lights Books, 1964), the inspiration for the work of Gus Powell. Ms. Parsons is widely known for her Academy-Award winning performance in Bonnie and Clyde and her Tony Award-nominated Broadway appearances in And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, Miss Margarida’s Way, and Morning’s at Seven. Presented in conjunction with Manhattan Noon: Photographs by Gus Powell. Reservations required. $9 for non-members of the Museum; $5 for members, seniors, and students.
Tuesday • January 29 • 6:30 PM
New York Neighborhoods/Development and Preservation: The Fate of the Far West Side
The Hudson Yards and Far West Side of Manhattan have been rezoned, and plans have been proposed, discussed, debated, revised, opposed, and embraced. What’s now in store for the largest billion-dollar development project in Manhattan? Join the ongoing conversation on the future of the Far West Side with a panel of key players and experts. James Stewart Polshek, FAIA, will moderate the evening’s discussion with participants Anna Hayes Levin, Chair of Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Land Use Committee of Community Board 4; Lynne B. Sagalyn, Professor of Real Estate Development and Planning at the University of Pennsylvania; and Richard Ravitch, former chairman of the MTA. Co-sponsored by the Regional Plan Association. Reservations required. $9 for non-members of the Museum; $5 for members, seniors, and students.
Posted on December 20, 2007 by loveisdope