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Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

By Martin Lund

Arts & Culture, PoliticsGuest UserOctober 27, 2015Comment

The New York Chamber Music Society and Concert Life in the Early 20th Century

The New York Chamber Music Society and Concert Life in the Early 20th Century

The New York Chamber Music Society and Concert Life in the Early 20th Century

By Lisa A. Kozenko

Arts & CultureGuest UserOctober 1, 2015Comment

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

By James Davis

Excerpts, Race & Ethnicity, Arts & CultureGuest UserJuly 14, 2015Comment

The Waldorf Astoria

The Waldorf Astoria

The Waldorf Astoria

By William Alan Morrison

Housing & Realty, Excerpts, Arts & Culture, ManhattanGuest UserJune 4, 2015Comment

New York City, 1964 (Part II)

New York City, 1964 (Part II)

New York City, 1964 (Part II)

By Lawrence R. Samuel

Excerpts, Arts & CultureGuest UserMay 8, 2014Comment

New York City, 1964 (Part I)

New York City, 1964 (Part I)

New York City, 1964 (Part I)

By Lawrence R. Samuel

Arts & CultureGuest UserMarch 9, 2014Comment

E.J. Perry, African-American Silhouette Cutter of America's Leisure Circuit

E.J. Perry, African-American Silhouette Cutter of America's Leisure Circuit

E.J. Perry, African-American Silhouette Cutter of America's Leisure Circuit

By Eric K. Washington

Arts & Culture, Race & EthnicityGuest UserDecember 17, 2013Comment

The Cooper-Hewitt Dynasty of New York

The Cooper-Hewitt Dynasty of New York

The Cooper-Hewitt Dynasty of New York

By Polly Guérin

Arts & CultureGuest UserApril 3, 2013 Comment

Houses of Usher: Brief Surveys of a Failing Patch of Manhattan Now Known as the Upper East Side

Houses of Usher: Brief Surveys of a Failing Patch of Manhattan Now Known as the Upper East Side

Houses of Usher: Brief Surveys of a Failing Patch of Manhattan Now Known as the Upper East Side

By Michael Nichols

Arts & Culture, Built EnvironmentGuest UserMarch 31, 2012Comment

The Classes vs. the Masses

The Classes vs. the Masses

The Classes vs. the Masses

By Jerri Sherman

Arts & CultureGuest UserMay 5, 2010Comment