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Margaret Stenz

Margaret Stenz, Curatorial Associate in American Art, is currently heading a curatorial review of the Sculpture Garden/Architectural Fragments collection and co-curating a traveling exhibition of the Museum's American modernist paintings and sculpture. In 2005, Dr. Stenz organized a special exhibition on the graphic works of the Robert Henri circle, and has contributed research and editorial assistance to several exhibition catalogues and permanent collection catalogues. She joined the museum in 2002 as the Andrew Mellon Research Associate in American Art, and shortly after she completed her Ph.D. in art history at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Previous to joining the Brooklyn Museum, Dr. Stenz worked at the New Britain Museum of American Art, Beacon Hill Fine Arts, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and taught art history at Baruch College and the University of Kansas. Among the honors she has received are fellowships from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women.

Remembering Penn Station

New York history buffs will be interested to know that this month, September 2010, marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of Penn Station. No,…

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Architectural Fragments from Coney Island’s Steeplechase Park

On June 19, Coney Island will celebrate the beginning of summer with the annual Mermaid Parade, a colorful and highly unique procession of costumed mermaids,…

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