New York, New York:

This exhibition exudes New York. Featuring highlights from a transformative promised gift to The New York Historical by prominent philanthropists and art collectors Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld alongside recent additions to their private collection.

New York, New York showcases a stunning array of works honoring the Big Apple—from its bustling harbors to its Harlem diners, Village speakeasies, sleek skyscrapers, and gritty streetscapes. 

Art by Thomas Hart Benton, Fritz Scholder, Keith Haring, Yvonne Jacquette, Charles Sheeler, and Saul Steinberg, among others, tells the story of a place at once enthralling, mystifying, and inspiring.

Together, the over 50 works on display spotlight New York-centric movements like Abstract Expressionism, Pop, the Ashcan School, and graffiti art; probe Gotham’s layered past; and trace the rhythms of the metropolis and its daily life.

To amplify this visual portrait of the city, the exhibition incorporates commentary from a variety of New Yorkers about the scenes portrayed.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website