Showing at The New-York Historical Society in the The Upper East Side area.
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Media: Painting, Photography, Other
October 16, 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of John Brown's doomed raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859. Brown, an ardent abolitionist who believed in racial equality, embraced violence as a means to end slavery. Executed in 1859, he has been both vilified as a murderer and celebrated as a martyr. This exhibition of rare materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection and N-YHS explores Brown's beliefs and activities at a critical juncture in American history and invites us to ponder the struggle for civil rights down to the present.
[Image: Thomas Satterwhite Noble "John Brown's Blessing" (1867) oil on canvas]
From 2009-09-15 To 2010-03-25
Adults: $12, Seniors and Educators: $9, Members; Students: $7, Children under 12(accompanied by adults) and on Fridays from 6 pm to 8 pm: Free
From 10:00 To 18:00
sundays opening at 11:00, sundays closing at 17:45, fridays closing at 20:00
Closed on Mondays
Note:Open on selected holiday Mondays and Mondays during special exhibitions for school and adult groups.
Between 76th and 77th Street. Subway: B or C to 81st Street.
170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023
Phone: 2128733400
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