Tag: Art
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A History of the Churches
A History of the Churches of All Denominations in the City of New York (1846) has some interesting information about the early history of faith-based organizations in Harlem. The oldest church identified as being in Harlem is the Dutch Reformed Church, from 1686 with 126 members: The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is noted as…
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New BLM Mural for Lydia’s Magic Garden
Lydia’s Magic Garden (Park Avenue, east side, between 117/118th Streets has a new crocheted mural: Project as described by one of the children (Sulaf): “Our crochet class started in the middle of the nation’s grieving for George Floyd and other innocent victims of racially charged police murders. So when we were deciding what project we…
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Tiny Gallery Opening – Odetta Gallery
A fascinating gallery has an exhibit on view: Of tiny sculptures in a miniature display – Odetta Petite: ODETTA, in response to the current paradigm, is excited to introduce a new exhibition space, ODETTA Petite. Replicating the gallery’s original Bushwick venue, Ellen Hackl Fagan and Seth Callander have created a scaled-down space to enable its artists to return to gallery exhibitions. The new space…
