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Detail of Romare Bearden's "The Block," a collage of diverse elements including urban scenes, portraits, and abstract shapes in a vibrant composition.

The Block

I am startled by the intimacy the mural grants us.

Major Jackson March 22

Detail of Augusta Savage's sculpture "Lift Every Voice and Sing

Harlem Is Everywhere: Episode 5, Art as Activism

What was the political legacy of the Harlem Renaissance?

Jessica Lynne, Mary Schmidt Campbell, Jordan Casteel, and Bridget R. Cooks March 19

Harlem Is Everywhere" episode 4 art, featuring Jacob Lawrence's "Pool Parlor

Harlem Is Everywhere: Episode 4, Music & Nightlife

What were the sounds of the Harlem Renaissance?

Jessica Lynne, James Smalls, Richard J. Powell, Christian McBride, and Carl Phillips March 12

Portrait of woman dressed in heavy garment and fur. Her expression is calm, while her arm rests on the wooden table.

At the Reception

For me the photograph speaks to optical illusion, to ambiguity, to the blurring of immediate impressions and assumptions.

Carl Phillips March 12

Allison Rudnick and Katy Hessel speak in front of of the print artwork "Do Women Have To Be Naked To Get Into the Met Museum?" by the Guerrilla Girls.

Museums Without Men: Guerrilla Girls

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Katy Hessel and Allison Rudnick March 8

Detail of Marie Denise Villers’s portrait of a young woman artist seated and sketching at her easel.

Museums Without Men: Marie Denise Villers

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Katy Hessel and Kathryn Calley Galitz March 8

Detail of Firelei Báez’s painting of woman figure camouflaged in an expanse of dense shaggy textures and colors.

Museums Without Men: Firelei Báez

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Katy Hessel and Firelei Báez March 8

Detail of Leonora Carrington’s self-portrait of her sporting white jodhpurs and a wild mane of hair; she’s perched on the edge of a chair with her hand outstretched toward the prancing hyena and her back to two horses: a tailless white rocking horse flying behind her and a galloping white horse visible in a curtained window.

Museums Without Men: Leonora Carrington

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Katy Hessel March 8

Detail of Mary Cassatt’s painting of a young mother sewing with a child resting on her lap; the room has a vase of vibrant flowers and a bay of windows overlooking a green wooded area.

Museums Without Men: Mary Cassatt

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Katy Hessel and Laura D. Corey March 8

Detail of Mrinalini Mukherjee’s fibre red and purple sculpture depicting unfurling forms that resemble female genitalia.

Museums Without Men: Mrinalini Mukherjee

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Katy Hessel and Brinda Kumar March 8

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