The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art

Exhibitions

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders: The Trans List August 29 – December 9, 2018

Community and Continuity: Native American Art of New York August 29 – December 9, 2018

Alive & Yelling: Trans Zines and Radical Subcultures September 15 – December 9, 2018

The Dorsky Collects: Selections from the Permanent Collection Ongoing

BFA/MFA Thesis Exhibition
November 30 — December 11, 2018

(from top to bottom: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Laverne Cox, 2015, inkjet print, courtesy the artist; Fragment of highly decorated pot, Esopus territory, ca. AD 1300-1400, courtesy the New York State Museum; Elvis Bakaitis, Gendered Adventures in Babysitting, circa 2016, photocopy on paper; Milton Avery, Card Players, 1944, oil on canvas, gift of Mr. & Mrs. Roy R. Neuberger, 1954.002)

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Public Programs & Events

News and Event Highlights

Friday, November 16: Curator Gallery Talk with Timothy Greenfield-Sanders: The Trans List curator Anastasia James

Sunday, November 18, 2 pm: Family Day: Exhibition-inspired activities for children and their families in conjunction with the exhibition The Trans List

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Recent Press

Generations of Indigenous Voices from New York State (Hyperallergic)

Dorsky Celebrates Diversity with “The Trans List” (Oracle)

Ask a Curator (Museum Association of New York)

Strategic Ambiguity (Hudson Valley 1)

Dorsky Museum Exhibits Portraits of Notable Figures in the Transgender Community (Chronogram)

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All events take place in the museum unless otherwise noted.

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Support for museum exhibitions and programs is provided by the Friends of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art and the State University of New York at New Paltz.

Permanent Collection

SELECTION FROM THE COLLECTION

Aaron Siskind, Lafayette Theater 2, Harlem, 1938, gelatin silver print, gift of Howard and Ellen Greenberg, 2017.012.011

The photograph Lafayette Theater 2, Harlem was donated to the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art by Howard and Ellen Greenberg. Aaron Siskind (1903-1991) was an American photographer who was a member of the renowned New York Photo League. (more)