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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 
Current | Upcoming | Past | Online Be sure to check library hours and holidays for important information. Exhibition Hours: Tues, Wed & Fri: 11 to 6; Mon, Thurs: 12 to 8; Sat: 10 to 6 "Take Me Out to the Ballgame": 100 Years of Music, Musicians, and the National Pastime  An exhibition for the whole family! To celebrate the 100th anniversary of baseball theme songs, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents a tribute to the sport and the musicians who love it, organized around the lyrics -- beginning with a history of the song and its creators. "Take me out with the crowd" focuses on composers who were fans and wrote about the game, among them Charles Ives and William Schuman. "Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack" looks at baseball and promotion via vaudeville and the musical stage, as well as trading cards. "Root for the Home Team" features baseball musicians, among them Jane Jarvis, long-time organist for the New York Mets, and vocalists of the national anthem. The exhibition is based on New York Public Library collections, but includes unique items from the private collection of Andy Strasberg. Image: Sheet music for "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," as published in 1908. The featured performer is Nora Bayes. Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Kenn Duncan This exhibition is a retrospective of the 20-year career of Kenn Duncan, who served as principal cover photographer for After Dark and Dance Magazine. He was best known for his photographs of actors, dancers, skaters, nudes, and celebrities of the late 1960s, '70s and early '80s. This retrospective will include his iconic images of Mikhail Baryshnikov, Angela Lansbury, Rudolf Nureyev, Bette Midler, and the cast of Hair, as well as selections from his nudes and his work with hundreds of celebrities. Duncan’s complete archive was acquired by the Library in 2003 and is part of the Billy Rose Theatre Division. Curtain Calls for a Century of Outstanding Women Designers for Live Performance  A collaboration with the League of Professional Theatre Women, the exhibition will feature works by 110 distinguished designers of scenery, costumes, lighting, sound, props, and projections from various performing arts disciplines from the 1890s to the present. The exhibition will feature photographs, sketches, drawings, performance videos, and interviews with designers, augmented by public programs and educational workshops in cooperation with the Fashion institute of Technology/SUNY and the Bard College Center for Decorative Art. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Image: Pioneering lighting designer Jean Rosenthal, photographed by her frequent collaborator, choreographer Jerome Robbins. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts |