Past Exhibitions

About Face: Photographic Collages Celebrating the Art of African-American Face Painting

Hamilton Grange Library
December 3, 2012 (All day) - April 30, 2013 (All day)

Artist Nikki Williams presents About Face: A Photographic Collage Celebrating the art of African American Face painting. About Face us part of the Beautiful, Also, Are the Souls of My People exhibit. The exhibit will run
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Meet William Kitt-Renaissance Man

Hamilton Grange Library
January 1, 2013 (All day) - April 30, 2013 (All day)

William Kitt came to the realization that art was his calling when three years ago an angel came to him in a dream and "Everything was laid out in my mind" Mr. Kitt goes on to say " Today, I have reached a point in my mind where I can say with confidence that I will
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"Just Keep Going": Various Works by Eve LeBer

St. George Library Center
March 1, 2013 (All day) - April 29, 2013 (All day)

Several hand-colored silkscreens, mezzotints, etchings, sun print, and paintings are on display in the Reference Room. Many of her inspirational images feature people reading in enchanted, storybook-like settings. For more information about Eve LeBer, please visit her website at
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Sailor Twain's New York: Secrets and Mysteries of the River Hudson

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
October 25, 2012 (All day) - April 28, 2013 (All day)

In 2009, the Library presented Mapping New York’s Shoreline, 1609-2009, an exhibition marking the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s famous voyage.
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Heaven and Earth: A Meditation on the Symbols of the Puerto Rican Heart

Bronx Library Center
April 27, 2013 (All day)

Celebrating Earth & Arts
Tanya Torres presents
Heaven and Earth: A Meditation on the Symbols of the Puerto Rican Heart
Opening
Thursday April 11, 2013
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Heaven and Earth Exhibit Closing Poetry Readings

Bronx Library Center
April 27, 2013 (All day)

Celebrating Earth & Arts
Tanya Torres presents
Heaven and Earth: A Meditation on the Symbols of the Puerto Rican Heart

Closing Reception
Saturday
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The Rose Haggadah

Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
March 15, 2013 (All day) - April 14, 2013 (All day)

The Rose Haggadah is a unique artists’ book, the result of an innovative annual commission from the Rose family, presented to the Library’s Dorot Jewish Division by the Rose family in 2005. In three volumes, the Rose Haggadah brings together 50 years
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Rebecca Riley - Ex Libris Mundi - Art Wall on Third Exhibition Series

Mid-Manhattan Library
January 8, 2013 (All day) - April 3, 2013 (All day)

The Art Collection, 3rd Floor
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Women's History Month Book Exhibit

High Bridge Library
March 1, 2013 (All day) - April 1, 2013 (All day)

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Women's History Month Book Exhibit

High Bridge Library
March 1, 2013 (All day) - April 1, 2013 (All day)

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