Art Wars of NYC: The Fight to Create the World's Top Art Museum (Re-Air)

Tickets: $18.88 ( incl. $3.88 fees ) (includes access to the full replay for one week)

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This is a re-aired recording of this program’s most recent live webinar. Once the viewing period ends, this recording will not be offered again for at least one year.

After the Civil War, stewards of a young America sought to organize the nation's budding artists into a creative powerhouse, prestigious enough to rival the artists of Old Europe. But beyond the creation of great American art, they also sought to elevate the level of cultural refinement of the average American, to prove to the world that our young nation could be preoccupied with more than just the almighty Buck! This is the story of the beginning of New York's premier art institutions, and the battle royale between them to define and acquire the world's finest masterpieces.

Join New York Adventure Club as we explore the role that society and government played in the founding of our major art institutions in the 19th and 20th century, and how they promoted American culture to a resistant Europe while remaking New York into the world's foremost center of culture.

Led by NYC Tour Guide Deborah Zelcer, our look at how America's iconic art institutions came to be will include:

• The creation of and competition between New York's original highbrow art institutions, including The MET, MoMA, The Whitney, the National Academy of Design, Art Students League, and the Guggenheim Museum
• A virtual recreation of the Fifth Avenue Museum Mile trek, uncovering how the keepers of our early cultural collections defined art, and decided what would hang on their walls
• What each art museum's iconic building design reveals about the collections within
• The forward-thinking prominent American women who broke through gender barriers and advanced 20th-century art

See you there, virtually!

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About Deborah
ProwlerNYC Walking Tours are immensely entertaining while being information packed. Led by design professional and urban enthusiast Deborah Zelcer, the details of the political, social, economic and aesthetic influences that have shaped New York are revealed in story telling fashion. Join in to discover secrets of the city that amaze newcomers and seasoned veterans of the metropolis.

Testimonials
"The speaker was very clear and organized and she presented a comprehensive study of the topic" -Melissa
"The tour guide was fantastic. She was very organized and knowledgeable." -Sandra
"Extremely knowledgeable and personable presenter, awesome visuals, exciting history and Jewish cultural associations." -Olga
"Well paced, very comprehensive, clearly organized and spoken, learned so much!!!" -Cindy
"Deborah.... It was terrific. I was to stunned with all the information coming through to even posit a question..... thank you for bringing so many coordinated facts together. It was outstanding." -Christine
"Deborah was so knowledgeable and a fantastic presenter! I am a museum employee in one of the museums in the webinar and I learned so much. Thank you Deborah!" -Laura
"A beautifully organized and compelling story! As a longtime art and museum lover, I loved every minute of this presentation. It felt like being in my old AP art history class, which was wonderful. I even rewatched parts of it, which I rarely do!" -Carol
"Presenter was very easy to listen to; flow was organized and integrated; provided just enough information." -Kathy
"Guide knowledgeable. Insights and commentary excellent." -Darren
"Excellent presentation and delivery. Great info. Learned a ton!" -Jennifer
"Deborah is a genius. She gets into the art and the history and the politics." -Shoshana
"Superb presentation. I had no idea of the interconnection between the Art museums of NYC. Fascinating material, well presented." -Kristan
"The fascinating social and cultural insights, the historical context, the expertise, the rigorous research, the delivery, the supporting visuals and videos." -Ivana
"An enormous amount of 'contextualizing' - always helpful in understanding the topic against the backdrop of the times. Deborah Zelcer's knowledge is impressive!" -Charles
"Her style of presentation, the topic was so interesting and the time just flew by. I will be looking for her other tours." -Diane
"The presenter spoke clearly and shared an incredible amount of interesting and in-depth information." -Vicki
"A well organized presentation with excellent illustrations telling a fascinating story spanning more than a century. The speaker is a delight to listen to." -Doug
"Through the development of the major art museums of New York City, I learned the history of art treasures as it entered our country and the innovations America gifted to the art world. Passion and high energy of Deborah inspired me and held my interest the entire time. Loved every minute of it." -Thaisa
"The format of presentation - chronologically building a really good story - and the docents excellent presentation skills and deep knowledge and love of her subject matter." -M-A
"Fascinating history of art in America. Great images and really informative. We loved it!" -Karen
"I love NYC's art museums so it was wonderful to learn about the people responsible for creating them and about some of the artwork they contain. It was all wonderful. Only to express my gratitude to the NY Adventure Club for arranging and providing these excellent programs." -Eva
"Great talk. I’ll be looking up her tours if I ever get to town again." -Karl

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