Degree Programs

Students in this course will develop a digital exhibition with materials drawn from the collections of the New York Public Library. The exhibition goal is to promote an understanding of how New York City entered visual and material consciousness in the nineteenth century through the use of engravings, lithographs, daguerreotypes, lithographs, and maps.  We will consider New York as a case study of how urban manufacturers as well as residents made sense of the city and its new spatial organization through these forms.  Students would learn about these visual genres along with the various publishing technologies through hands-on work at the Library.  We will be meeting with the curators of various NYPL departments  (Maps, Prints and Photographs, Rare Books, etc) to acquaint ourselves with those materials, explore various digital tools, and make a selection of themes and materials for the course this semester. 3 credits.