Posts by NYPL Staff

Josephine Baker: Entertainer and Activist

by NYPL Staff
April 12, 2021

As one of the most admired performers of the 20th century, Josephine made full use of her celebrity status to bravely call attention to discriminatory racial practices in the United States and Europe.

Looking Back at Fiscal Year 2020 at The Library for the Performing Arts

by NYPL Staff
January 11, 2021

You're invited to look through our Annual Report and celebrate with us some of the things we accomplished this past year.

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