Michele Bogart
@urbaninsideout.bsky.social
xProf: art history, advertising, things NYC. Swimmer, civic cultural advocacy; statue, parks, and advert buff. Author Sculpture in Gotham (Reaktion Books, 2018).
This article explains clearly and compellingly the visual, spatial, and symbolic implications of this structure that would destroy the integrity of the McMillan Plan, in service to one man. Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places
The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.
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www.brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-cha... #classicalmusic #orchestra #BayRidge #Brooklyn #AaronCopeland
Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra turns Bay Ridge parking lot into a free summer concert destination on Aug. 7 • Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will perform a free outdoor concert on Aug. 7, transforming a parking lot into a live venue.
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I have seen the light, and I want you to as well. My new online essay about promotion-paintings for GE Edison Mazda lamps as product and vision, ca. 1916-1930. #advertising #Illustration #art #MaxfieldParrish #technology www.illustrationhistory.org/essays/notes...
Notes on Illustrators of Light: Rockwell, Wyeth, and Parrish from the Edison Mazda Collection - Illustration History
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Bethesda #fountain is about to undergo major #conservation by @CentralParkNYC. It’ll look fantastic when the work’s completed. Equally important, this crucial maintenance will enable this landmark to endure through the ages, despite the punishing conditions to which it’s subjected on a daily basis.
N. C. Wyeth, Trial of the Bow, 1929 illustration for #TheOdyssey, on view #PhiladelphiaMuseumofArt #illustration
CDs and cassettes are back; are VCRs next? The actual value provided by this terrible format is the ability to view some cool stuff on old tapes.
Preparing for the VHS comeback
YouTube video by Spare Time Repair
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A spokesperson for Council Speaker Julie Menin says the body is "concerned by the speed and process through which" Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Charter Revision Commission has advanced five ballot questions for November, warning of "unintended consequences."
I have comment here below. #ThomasJefferson #statue #conservation #arthistory #NewYorkCity gothamist.com/news/jeffers...
Jefferson statue's quill broke en route to a NY Historical show on Democracy
The statue was bound for a New York Historical presentation marking the country's 250th anniversary.
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The ad man and politician #BruceBarton was a key figure in this Edison Mazda campaign. Genius copy writer and fascinating guy. #advertising #GeneralElectric #illustration #graphicdesign
Michele Bogart@urbaninsideout.bsky.social · 3w agoThrilled to post my essay on #paintings, by #NormanRockwell and others, executed for advertisements for #GeneralElectric Edison Mazda Lamps. Hope you’ll read and share. #advertising #publicrelations #illustration #design #electricity #Academicsky www.illustrationhistory.org/essays/notes...
Thrilled to post my essay on #paintings, by #NormanRockwell and others, executed for advertisements for #GeneralElectric Edison Mazda Lamps. Hope you’ll read and share. #advertising #publicrelations #illustration #design #electricity #Academicsky www.illustrationhistory.org/essays/notes...
Notes on Illustrators of Light: Rockwell, Wyeth, and Parrish from the Edison Mazda Collection - Illustration History
illustrationhistory.org
Amazing use of AI in constructive ways, to provide all sorts of useful street/neighborhood information in clear, digestible fashion. joshgreenman1973.github.io/nyc-everythi...
The Everything Map — New York City
Pick any point in the five boroughs and learn everything about it: neighborhood, representatives, schools, zoning, landmarks, demographics and live city data.
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Historian Mike Wallace has received a send-off he deserves. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/b...
Mike Wallace, Who Wrote an Acclaimed History of New York, Dies at 83
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The great historian of New York City Mike Wallace has died, of dementia. I am happy that he lived to see this tribute to his contributions. #Urbanism+ youtu.be/MpJwd-7_quc?...
Reflections on the Gotham trilogy from Michele H. Bogart
YouTube video by Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)
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This well-deserved recognition couldn’t have happened to a more talented artist or a nicer person. Maren Hassinger Likes Her Art With a Twist www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/a... via @NYTimes
Maren Hassinger Likes Her Art With a Twist
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#CentralParkConservancy’s outstanding #conservation of Karl Bitter’s Pomona #statue and Carrère and Hastings’ incredible #PulitzerFountain remain vividly evident two weeks after the rededication. 👏 #publicart
Records for important immigration cases are part of this. www.kqed.org/news/1208890...
Exclusive: The Bay Area’s National Archives Office Is Closing. Researchers Are Worried | KQED
The Bay Area collection includes original records from landmark birthright citizenship case United States v. Wong Kim Ark, and inmate records from Alcatraz. Federal officials didn’t provide details ab...
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Public art that’s presently, temporarily on view in #NewYorkCity #parks #Urbanism+ www.nycgovparks.org/art
Art in the Parks Current Exhibitions : New York City Department of Parks & Recreation : NYC Parks
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Time to send in testimony on the inappropriate arch yet again. The Commission might find it helpful to be reminded of what has just happened with the Reflecting Pool. How can we trust this administration properly to build a gargantuan new structure. www.ncpc.gov/review/agend...
Agenda and Submission Materials
The agendas and materials for the upcoming Commission meeting are posted to this page. The materials shown on this page will change based on whether the Tentative Agenda or Final Agenda is available.
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An "Imperial Presidency" held together with super glue is coming apart with an algae bloom and a surrender.
A President Using Super Glue and Irked About Epstein: Takeaways From a New Trump Book
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Today was the lovely rededication of the Pulitzer Fountain and Pomona #statue by Karl Bitter, along with the entire south end of Grand Army Plaza, magnificently conserved by #CentralParkConservancy. More to come on this after the Knicks parade.
With all attention focused on that #arch and the algae-ridden Reflecting Pool, few may know that another large #memorial is planned for right nearby the Lincoln Memorial. Reviews are mixed, of course. Veterans of the Global War on Terrorism react to memorial design taskandpurpose.com/news/global-...
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans say memorial design is 'disconnected from the experience'
The design for the Global War on Terrorism Memorial has prompted some veterans to question whether the monument accurately captures that era.
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Knicks fever + revelations about meanings of orange, white, and blue prompt me to share history of #NewYorkCity #flag found my 2006 book The Politics of Urban Beauty. The Art Commission of City of New York (now #nycpublicdesign) and #NewYorkHistorical were key players. #Urbanism+ #materialculture
In case you’re not aware, the developer in chief is about to ruin the landscape design of Washington DC even further. Would be great if everyone could object to this move. www.tclf.org/urgent-publi...
URGENT – Public Comments Needed by June 15 about the Triumphal Arch in Washington, D.C. | TCLF
With little fanfare, a critical federal level review was initiated on Friday, June 5 for the 250-foot-tall Triumphal Arch that would be built between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemete...
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