NYAB Events - Humanities and Social Sciences Library

Humanities and Social Sciences Library - Past Events

Below is a list of all past events for Humanities and Social Sciences Library. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.

"The Stadium: Daily News Photographs of the House That Ruth Built" Exhibition
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- Media: Photography
- 2008-09-16 - 2008-10-26
Yankee Stadium— The Stadium— is arguably the most iconic sports venue in America, and as much a part of the New York landscape as the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. The 2008 baseball (...)

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"Eminent Domain: Contemporary Photography and the City" Exhibition
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- Media: Photography
- 2008-05-02 - 2008-08-29
The exhibition "Eminent Domain: Contemporary Photography and the City" features the work of five contemporary New York–based photographers drawn primarily from new acquisitions in the Photography Collection. (...)

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"The Rose Haggadah" Exhibition
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- Media: Other
- 2008-04-14 - 2008-05-04
The Rose Haggadah is a unique artists' book, bringing together fifty years of Passover-themed artwork, the results of an innovative annual commission from the Rose family—exceptional friends of The New (...)

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"Monumental France: The Photographs of Edouard Baldus" Exhibition
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- Media: Photography - Prints
- 2008-03-07 - 2008-06-28
Edouard Baldus came to Paris from Prussia in 1838 to pursue painting, at which he had only very modest success. By 1849 he had turned his attentions to photography, a still-experimental medium that had (...)

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"Sketches on Glass: Clichés-Verre from The New York Public Library" Exhibition
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- Media: Prints - Other
- 2008-03-07 - 2008-06-28
Cliché-verre is a technique that combines aspects of printmaking and photography. Developed around 1839, this process begins with a glass plate on which an artist either paints a design or scratches a (...)

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"John Milton at 400: A Life Beyond Life” Exhibition
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- Media: Drawing - Prints - Other
- 2008-02-29 - 2008-06-14
Emblazoned high above the threshold, the expression “life beyond life” taken from John Milton’s stirring defense of free speech, aptly ushers visitors into the Rose Main Reading Room of The New York Public (...)

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