About Elie Hirschfeld

  Elie Hirschfeld ’s donated “ Scenes of New York City ” exhibition, currently on view at the   New-York Historical Society , mixes   world-renowned artists   with a diverse array of voices. Dozens of   New Yorkers   from all walks of life were consulted for their thoughts and impressions of the art work, yielding a refreshingly relevant and unique show. The  New-York Historical Society  is one of a gro w ing number of institutions around the country engaged in conversations about the diversification of exhibitions, reaching broader audiences, and removing cultural biases from their programming. Museum curators across the country’s major institutions are turning to a more experimental approach in order to give outside voices a voice. The new approaches being birthed in this way are also helping visitors connect with the art more personally than ever before. At the  Elie Hirschfeld  “ Scenes of New York City ” exhibition, a unique insight from the public appears on the label directly be

The   New-York Historical Society   has created a collection of fine art   archival print reproductions   of   select works   from the   Elie Hirschfeld   collection . Works are printed in archival-quality pigmented inks, either on coated fine art paper or acid-free cotton canvas. Georgia O’Keeffe’s  Brooklyn Bridge , Norman Rockwell’s  Gramercy Park , Jules Pascin’s  Central Park , Raoul Dufy’s  Brooklyn Bridge , Marcel Gromaire’s  Queensboro Bridge , and many others are available. The “ Scenes of New York City ”  exhibi t ion  will be on view at the  New-York Historical Society  through February of 2022. Afterwards the works will be displayed in the  Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld  wing, on rotation has a part of the museum’s  permanent collection . “Sarah and I are so pleased that New-York Historical is now the repository for  Scenes of New York City  and that generations to come will be able to better understand their city through these works,” says  Elie Hirschfeld . Pictured: "Ne