Description
A completely new illustrated souvenir volume which showcases the American experience through photographs and maps, books and newspapers, letters and records, paintings and sculpture, toys and furniture, from the everyday to the extraordinary.
The vast holdings of The New York Historical reflect and reveal the full breadth of the American past. But how can we articulate it with things? What makes an experience uniquely “American” and what makes an historical moment a unique “experience”?
This beautifully illustrated volume showcases the American experience through photographs and maps, books and newspapers, letters and records, paintings and sculpture and toys and furniture, from the everyday to the extraordinary. The objects featured encapsulate stories of achievement, faith, and strength as well as anger, despair, and loss. They include Jupiter Hammon’s An evening thought (1760), the first poem published by an African American in North America, Clara Driscoll’s Dragonfly table lamp (ca. 1900–06), George Washington’s camp bed (ca. 1775–77), and the complete archive of Robert A Caro’s writings.
Valerie Paley
Editorial contributions by Jeanne Gutierrez, Tessa Bangs, and the staff of The New York Historical.
Author biography
Valerie Paley, Ph.D. is senior vice president and Sue Ann Weinberg Director, Patricia D. Klingenstein Library, The New York Historical.
Cover: Béatrice Coron (b. 1956), Hi Five! Stories from the Five Boroughs: Manhattan, 2019, Hand-cut Tyvek, The New York Historical, Purchase, Coaching Club Acquisition Fund, 2019.96
Table of Contents
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- Preface
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- People
- Places
- Things
- Index
