Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection catalog now available!
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Leonard Freed, American (b. 1929) Martin Luther King, Jr., after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Baltimore, MD, 1963. Gelatin silver print. Magnum Photos, Inc. and Leonard Freed.
In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers
April 1, 2010 - September 6, 2010
Fenimore
Celebrating the first 50 years of Magnum Photos, the world's most renowned photographer-owned photographic agency, In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers represents 60 photographers.
(Detail) John Singer Sargent. Portrait of Mrs. A. Lawrence Rotch, 1903. Oil on canvas. Private Collection, lent courtesy of Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha.
John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women
May 29, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Fenimore
The Fenimore Art Museum presents the first major exhibition on the topic of portraits of women by the well-known American artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). The exhibition explores Sargent’s range of styles and depth of characterization in his portraits of society women, as well as his fascination with exotic working-class women of Venice and Capri.
Temple (detail) by Michele Harvey. Oil on linen, 56 x 72.
Watermark: Michele Harvey & Glimmerglass
April 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Fenimore
The Sands Wedding Dress (1837)
Empire Waists, Bustles & Lace: A Century of New York Fashion
April 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Fenimore
2010 Exhibition Season Begins April 1st
Documents available for download:
CNYSH Program and Registration 2010 (pdf,2 Mb)
Scholarship Application Form (pdf,48kb)
2010 Vendor Registration Form (pdf,52kb)
The Impact of Railroads on New York State in the 1800s
Students learn how railroads began to overtake the Erie Canal in importance in the mid-1800s, were vital to the Civil War, connected all major cities in New York State, and promoted the growth of other cities and towns by the 1870s.
Publication Date: December 1969
Number of pages: 19 total (cover page - 1; teacher guide - 6; student DBQ - 5; primary source documents - 7)
PDF files available for download:
Teachers Guide and DBQs (182kb)
Primary Source Documents:
document_01 (784kb)
document_02 (848kb)
document_03 (645kb)
document_04 (947kb)
document_05 (412kb)
document_06 (656kb)
document_07 (2 Mb)
Discovering Government Records
Students develop an awareness of the importance of local government records and how they can enrich their understanding of history, and analyze a variety of local government records through a guided learning experience.
Publication Date: December 1969
Number of pages: 26 total (cover page - 1; interpretive guide - 12; primary source documents - 13)
PDF files available for download:
Interpretive Guide (163kb)
Primary Source Documents:
document_01 (634kb)
document_02 (750kb)
document_03 (539kb)
document_04 (653kb)
document_05 (556kb)
document_06a (398kb)
document_06b (550kb)
document_07 (438kb)
document_08 (238kb)
document_09a (208kb)
document_09b (430kb)
document_10 (759kb)
document_11 (538kb)
