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View of American Identities galleries with works by Feke and Williams

The British Are Coming!

This portrait by the British painter Thomas Hudson has just been added to American Identities, the installation of the Museum’s world-renowned collections of American art….

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

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American Art, Luce Visible Storage, Newly on View

Modern Coney

Lynn Hyman Butler, American, born 1953. The Girl with a Gun. From the series “Coney Island Kaleidoscope” ca. 1988. Cibachrome color print. sheet: 11 x…

Monday, March 10th, 2008

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Luce Visible Storage, Photography

A Coney Island Renaissance?

As many of the postings on Flickr illustrate, images of Coney Island frequently capture a gritty and often sadly neglected landscape. But this kind of…

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

brooklyn, coneyisland, flickr

Luce Visible Storage, Photography

Classic Coney Rides

It’s great to see all the amazing contributions to the Flickr group for Goodbye Coney Island?. This is proof that Coney Island still attracts photographers…

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

brooklyn, coneyisland, flickr

Luce Visible Storage, Photography

Steeplechase, Luna Park, and Dreamland

The history of Coney Island from the 1890s and through the first decade of the 20th century is very much the history of three successful…

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

brooklyn, coneyisland

American Art, Luce Visible Storage, Newly on View, Photography

Join the “Goodbye Coney Island?” Flickr Group!

I am very excited that Patrick Amsellem, curator of photography, is working with us on a web project in conjunction with the Goodbye Coney Island?…

Friday, December 21st, 2007

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Luce Visible Storage, Photography, Technology

Coney Island & Entertainment

Coney Island has a long history as a place for entertainment. Even before the creation of the three great amusement parks around 1900, the area…

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

brooklyn, coneyisland

American Art, Luce Visible Storage, Newly on View, Photography

Goodbye Coney Island?

Last week we finished the installation of the small photography show Goodbye Coney Island? in the Luce Alcove on the fifth floor of the Museum….

Monday, December 10th, 2007

brooklyn, coneyisland

American Art, Luce Visible Storage, Newly on View, Photography