Culture and Arts

Featuring more than fifty paintings and works on paper spanning all phases of the artist's evolving practice, Alma Thomas will offer the first comprehensive overview in almost two decades of this singular artist's achievement. "For many years a teacher by profession, she continues to teach us through her example about the possibilities of art and of African-American life. We are extraordinarily proud that the Studio Museum can now introduce a new generation of viewers to her work." more »

Julia Sneden wrote: There are a number of small ceremonies we perform as we see summer out. We put away hot weather clothing and dig out sweaters. We fold up the light blankets for storage, and hang the quilts out to air. My own favorite activity to mark summer's end is one that I discovered during my years as a classroom teacher: finding the caterpillars of Monarch butterflies, bringing them indoors to observe their metamorphoses, and seeing them off on their annual trip south to Mexico for the winter. more »

Printed works for or about children are the focus of the installation Printing a Child's World at the Met Museum. More than two dozen works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries — primarily children’s books, illustrations, and prints by artists are being shown. And, believe it or not, in 2004 the New-York Historical Society and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History presented Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America, which they are reprising.   more »

Nearly one century ago, with boundless courage and relentless commitment, dedicated women who had marched, advocated, and organized for the right to cast a vote finally saw their efforts rewarded on August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment was certified and the right to vote was secured. more »