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SUMMARY:America’s Greatest Unknown Author: Rediscovering George Templeton Strong
DESCRIPTION:Scholar Geoff Wisner will lecture on the Civil War diaries of George Templeton Strong\, which offer unique insights and first-person encounters with Abraham Lincoln\, Ulysses S. Grant\, Edwin M. Stanton\, and others—told with Strong’s wicked humor. \nBeginning in 1835\, at age 15\, George Templeton Strong started writing in his diary\, which totaled about four million words at his death in 1875. When portions were eventually published\, the work was recognized as a literary masterpiece and treasure trove for historians. Geoff Wisner\, editor of Library of America’s new George Templeton Strong: Civil War Diaries\, reveals how Strong chronicled his Civil War experience with insight and wicked humor. Strong’s diaries provide unique insights on Lincoln\, Grant\, Stanton\, and others\, on the devastating draft riots of 1863\, and on Strong’s efforts to support the Union as a founder of the US Sanitary Commission and New York’s Union League Club. \nWisner’s Strong diary edition will be available for sale and signing at the event. \nMonday\, February 9\n6:30–8:00 p.m.\nCenter at West Park\n263 W. 86th St.\, New York \nPurchase tickets. \nGeoff Wisner is an author\, editor\, and book reviewer based in New York City. His ancestors include a Swiss soldier who arrived at Governors Island in 1710; Henry Wisner\, a member of the Second Continental Congress who manufactured gunpowder for George Washington’s army; and George W. Wisner\, a reporter and editor for the New York Sun from 1833 to 1835. \n \nGeorge Templeton Strong from his diary\, 1860s \n \nGeorge Templeton Strong from his diary\, 1863 \n \nPhoto: Courtesy Geoff Wisner
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SUMMARY:Carving History
DESCRIPTION:Join the Museum of the City of New York\, The Heckscher Museum of Art\, and the Victorian Society New York for an exploration of 19th-century sculpture and public space through the work and life of Emma Stebbins and her partner\, actor Charlotte Cushman\, centering Angel of the Waters at Bethesda Fountain as both a monumental artwork and a feminist intervention. The discussion considers Stebbins’s sculptural practice within the material\, social\, and political realities of her time while examining how her partnership with Cushman enabled alternative models of artistic and personal life. By treating Bethesda Fountain as a living site rather than a static monument\, the conversation invites reflection on figuration\, visibility\, and the ongoing challenge of making sculpture that remains emotionally and politically resonant in public space. \nThursday\, February 19\n6:30–8:00 p.m.\nThe Museum of the City of New York\n1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St.\, New York \nPurchase tickets. \nHeather Arnet\, Executive Director & CEO\, joined The Heckscher Museum in 2022. She has a B.A. in Literary & Cultural Studies from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies from Harvard University Extension School. In tandem with organizational strategic planning\, Heather has spearheaded significant expansion of bilingual Spanish-English language education programs and interpretive materials\, American Sign Language availability\, materials for the blind and partially-sighted\, and is advancing community-centric initiatives serving Huntington’s diverse populations. \nKarli Wurzelbacher\, PhD\, is Chief Curator at The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington\, New York\, where she has curated more than a dozen exhibitions on American art. In addition to curating Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History and editing the accompanying publication\, she has published on artists including George Grosz\, Courtney M. Leonard\, Louise Nevelson\, Joseph Stella\, and Jack Whitten. Prior to joining the Heckscher Museum\, she worked at the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Columbus Museum of Art\, Ohio. \nThis program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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