Journalists Richard Stolley and Calvin Trillin discuss the challenges reporters faced during the civil rights movement. Then, Curator of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History Ian Tattersall discusses the museum’s new exhibit and explores the origins of man, The First Europeans: Treasures From The Hills of Atapuerca. Plus, Tete Michel Kpomassie explains why he left his home in the palm forests of Togoland, Western Africa to live in Northern Greenland, An African In Greenland. And photographer Elliott Erwitt shifts his focus to hands and shares his new collection of photographs, Elliott Erwitt’s Handbook.
Richard Stolley and Calvin Trillin
Journalists Richard Stolley and Calvin Trillin discuss the challenges reporters faced during the civil rights movement, Reporting Civil Rights. Read an excerpt of the book in the Reading Room.
Contributors to Reporting Civil Rights will be appearing on a panel on 2/26 at 6:30PM at the NY Public ...
Contributors to Reporting Civil Rights will be appearing on a panel on 2/26 at 6:30PM at the NY Public ...
Ian Tattersall
Curator of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History Ian Tattersall discusses the museum’s new exhibit and explores the origins of man, The First Europeans: Treasures From The Hills of Atapuerca.
For more information on the exhibit, visit the museum website
Music: "Stargate" soundtrack, by David Arnold. ...
For more information on the exhibit, visit the museum website
Music: "Stargate" soundtrack, by David Arnold. ...
Tete Michel Kpomassie
Tete Michel Kpomassie explains why he left his home in the palm forests of Togoland, Western Africa to live in Northern Greenland, An African In Greenland.
Kpomassie will be speaking at The explorer's Club in New York City on Feb. 21st at 7pm.
Open to the public and tickets are ...
Kpomassie will be speaking at The explorer's Club in New York City on Feb. 21st at 7pm.
Open to the public and tickets are ...
Elliott Erwitt
Photographer Elliott Erwitt shifts his focus to hands and shares his new collection of photographs, Elliott Erwitt’s Handbook.
Music: "City of Angels" soundtrack, by David Bramson. On Reprise records (Warner Sunset) Track 14
Music: "City of Angels" soundtrack, by David Bramson. On Reprise records (Warner Sunset) Track 14
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