The Serge Prokofiev Archive that has been housed for many decades at Goldsmiths College, University of London, has arrived in RBML and is now available for use by Prokofiev researchers. Constituted in successive stages over a period of 60 years, this impressive collection was gathered by Prokofiev himself and by members of his family, but […]
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Comedy, Censorship, Policing — April 21st, 6pm
On Monday April 21st, at 6pm, the Rare Book and Manuscript Library is hosting a significant — and hilarious! — discussion to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the arrest in New York City of comedian Lenny Bruce on charges of obscenity. Our Speakers for the Evening: Martin Garbus, one of the country’s top trial lawyers, […]
Lehman Center Event Review
Tracking Changes: Harlem through the lens of Vergara By Elydia Barret Girls and Barbies, East Harlem, 1970 A group of black girls is sitting on the stoop of a building whose crumbled facade is covered in graffiti. They are so absorbed in their play that they practically do not pay attention to the photographer. […]
Art of the Book 2013
The MFA Writing students in the Art of the Book seminar last Spring were challenged by Matvei Yankelevich to create their own artists books. More than just text on paper, artists books use technique, materials and structure – images as well as words – to express their content. The book above is Richard Quigley's Monstress, […]
Jerome Moross Centennial Celebration
RBML is the repository of the papers of Jerome Moross, and we are delighted to announce the following broadcasts in honor of his 100th birthday tomorrow, August 1st, 2013. In addition, Moross will be featured in an exhibition on composers in RBML this fall, on display in the Kempner Gallery from September 23, 2013 through […]