As schools let out, days stretch longer, and streets heat up, New Yorkers have always found ways to keep cool and take advantage of the season.
As schools let out, days stretch longer, and streets heat up, New Yorkers have always found ways to keep cool and take advantage of the season.
As schools let out, days stretch longer, and streets heat up, New Yorkers have always found ways to keep cool and take advantage of the season.
Paintings by Ben Shahn, Jerome Myers, Dorothy Sherry, and Helen Maria Turner show different moments of summertime leisure: a picnic in a public park, resting in the shade of iconic Manhattan skyscrapers, a break from work to play a centuries-old game, or escaping the city’s heat. Curated by Julia Brukx, Curatorial Assistant
Exhibitions at The New York Historical are made possible by the Saunders Trust for American History, the Evelyn & Seymour Neuman Fund, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. WNET is the media sponsor.
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