East Bronx History Forum (EBHF) meeting on Wednesday, February 19th at 7:30pm. This month’s topic is Intimate Sketches of New York.

 

Dear East Bronx History Forum Member,

       

The East Bronx History Forum (EBHF) is pleased to announce its 192nd meeting on Wednesday, February 19th at 7:30 pm in the lower level of St. Clare of Assisi Church, located at 1027 Rhinelander Avenue. Parking is free and just north of the entrance on Paulding Avenue. 

 This month’s topic will be Intimate Sketches of New York, our speaker will be Dr. Janet Butler Munch. She is Professor and Special Collections Librarian at Lehman College of the City University of New York. Dr. Munch will be looking at a series of Bronx related sketches that appeared in The New York Sun from 1932 to 1934. This newspaper series ran for sixteen months showing pen and ink illustrations of New York City streetscapes, buildings, perspectives and locales. This popular series “Intimate Sketches of New York,” used drawings by artist Vernon Howe Bailey (1874-1953) along with descriptive captioning by literary editor Arthur Bartlett Maurice (1873-1946). In all, this series --from ninety years ago, produced 381 sketches of city sites throughout all five boroughs—including 17 alone for the Bronx. In addition to discussing the Bronx locales, Dr. Munch will contextualize the presentation in terms of why The New York Sun was eager to publish this series.

Dr. Janet Butler Munch holds a D.L.S. from Columbia University. Her research interests and publications have largely focused on biographical and historical topics, architectural and historical sites and community history. She oversees Lehman’s Bronx Institute Archives and co-edited Bronx Faces and Voices: Sixteen Stories of Courage and Community (2014).

          

The entrance to this free event is on Paulding Avenue in Msgr. Joseph Raimondo Hall. The EBHF is a 501(c)3 non-profit chartered by the New York State Education Department. Donations are always accepted and can be made through our website BronxNYC.com. Additionally, remember to follow us on our Facebook and Instagram pages for the most current updates or information.

We look forward to seeing you.

Dorothy A. Krynicki, Secretary