The two cultural institutions have partnered yet again to bring together a collection Hamilton-related artifacts and documents, which will be complemented by a series of talks, educational programs and family-friendly activities dedicated to the suddenly, and somewhat improbably, hip historical figure.
Some Old, Some New, Some Lin-Manuel Miranda-Related
Among the highlights that are on view during the Summer of Hamilton are life-size bronze statues depicting Hamilton and Burr in the midst of their deadly duel, pistols drawn and aimed at one another. The statues, created by sculptor Kim Crowley, were previously on loan to The Public Theater and were displayed in its lobby during the off-Broadway run of Hamilton. Also featured is the monumental tall case clock presented by Hamilton in 1797 to the Bank of New York, which will return to the New-York Historical Society after a years-long loan to the Bank. Hamilton’s desk, at which the prolific writer penned his correspondence, will be exhibited on loan from the Museum of the City of New York.
This is all in addition to the Hamilton items on permanent display at the NYHS as part of its New York Rising exhibit, which includes the marble cenotaph marking where Hamilton was wounded, a gold mourning ring set with a lock of Hamilton’s hair (!), and Burr’s death mask.
"Seeing Chast’s lifetime of brilliant work on the walls of our Museum will be an absolute pleasure for New Yorkers and visitors alike," said Whitney Donhauser, Ronay Menschel Director of the Museum of the City of New York. "Those of us lucky enough to call New York City home will see ourselves – and our friends and our neighbors and our relatives – in her cartoons, and museumgoers who come from greater distances will get to explore, confirm, and challenge many of their pre-suppositions about New York City and its inhabitants with laughter as a guide. Our hope is that Roz’s quintessentially New York sense of humor will help everyone digest and appreciate the silliness and oddities that make the five boroughs so special."
Photo: Filip Wolak courtesy of MCNY
Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs displays over 200 works — many of which have never been published, including a mural Chast calls Subway Sofa, which she painted at the Museum while visitors looked on — showcasing the artist’s keen eye for the absurdities of daily life in New York City and beyond. Featuring Chast’s diverse roster of characters whose eccentricities are all too familiar — the besieged moms and dads, hostile adolescents, weird neighbors, local eccentrics, and stressed-out city dwellers plagued by anxiety and self-doubt — the exhibition offers a wry look at city life that is at once dark and sympathetic, playing on stresses to evoke smiles. Though known for making people smile, Chast’s work also offers a depth inherent in its subject matter.
In her graphic memoir, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, she examines issues as poignant and daunting as old age, sickness, and death in a grimly funny look at end-of-life struggles as the artist experienced them with her elderly parents. By infusing comedy into matters all too severe, Chast — and Cartoon Memoirs — invites viewers to ponder universal fears in way that is at once emotional and clear-eyed, challenging but comforting.
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