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).
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Vital City | No City for Old Monuments?
What our ultra-progressive mayor should do about contentious statues
www.vitalcitynyc.org
My recommendations to #mayor elect #Mamdani for how to bolster #NewYorkCity image. #monuments #publicart #parks #Urbanism+ www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/no-...
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Happy Thanksgiving to my dear American friends!
Patti Warashina, Airstream Turkey, 1969. Earthenware with low-fire glaze and low-fire luster, 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. x 19 3/4 in (Seattle Art Museum)
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my dear American friends!
An important, helpful resource for understanding past and threats to the #NewDeal art, so crucial to the US cultural landscape and legacy. livingnewdeal.org/art-preserva...
New Deal Art: Controversies
Since 1933, New Deal art programs and the artworks they produced have stoked controversy. The entire project of using government funding to hire artists has been controversial in some political circle...
livingnewdeal.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
An important, helpful resource for understanding past and threats to the #NewDeal art, so crucial to the US cultural landscape and legacy. livingnewdeal.org/art-preserva...
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Simply stupid.
Trump Administration Will Raise Prices for Foreign Tourists at National Parks
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Simply stupid.
The Fogel murals are major. Can say more later. www.change.org/p/save-the-w...
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The Fogel murals are major. Can say more later. www.change.org/p/save-the-w...
Would put it a bit more forcefully—the art and architecture MUST be saved!!! “The art and architecture of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building is worth saving” www.archpaper.com/2025/11/gsa-...
www.archpaper.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Would put it a bit more forcefully—the art and architecture MUST be saved!!! “The art and architecture of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building is worth saving” www.archpaper.com/2025/11/gsa-...
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I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
Is there a specific programmatic reason for this particular look? Seems a little busy. #architecture #museum
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Collection Will Place Titans Like Basquiat and Warhol Next to Under-Recognized Artists
The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, set to open next year, will place works by stars like Basquiat and Warhol in conversation with works by under-known artists.
www.artnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Is there a specific programmatic reason for this particular look? Seems a little busy. #architecture #museum
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
www.wral.com/story/white-... This is great news for the public, but oh, the price—whoa! #illustration #art #NormanRockwell
White House Historical Association reclaims Rockwell sketches for $7.25 million at auction
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Historical Association has reclaimed a series of sketches by American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell, spending a whopping $7.25 million at auction on Friday.
www.wral.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
www.wral.com/story/white-... This is great news for the public, but oh, the price—whoa! #illustration #art #NormanRockwell
Makes perfect sense.
There it is! "QUEENS MEN MEET"
The Queens Daily Eagle remains undefeated.
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Makes perfect sense.
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Read this to learn about so-called architectural "delineators"—a term, and occupation, I hadn't heard of before—and for an introduction to a horticultural designer with the perfectly fitting name M. Betty Sprout...!
My latest, on famed landscape architects/planners Clarke and Rapuano and the delineators that helped to “make” them, now in the 12/25 issue of #TheNewCriterion. #Urbanism+ #planning #art #illustration #landscapearchitecture #parks #highways #RobertMoses #drawing newcriterion.com/article/behi...
“Behind the scenes,” by Michele H. Bogart
Michele H. Bogart on “Designing the American Century: The Public Landscapes of Clarke and Rapuano, 1915–1965,” by Thomas J. Campanella.
newcriterion.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Read this to learn about so-called architectural "delineators"—a term, and occupation, I hadn't heard of before—and for an introduction to a horticultural designer with the perfectly fitting name M. Betty Sprout...!
Herewith my recommendations for one key yet overlooked area for positive Mamdani action. #Urbanism+ #statues #parks www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/no-...
Vital City | No City for Old Monuments?
What our ultra-progressive mayor should do about contentious statues
www.vitalcitynyc.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Herewith my recommendations for one key yet overlooked area for positive Mamdani action. #Urbanism+ #statues #parks www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/no-...
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Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
national program provides up to $3,000 to professional dancers w. financial emergencies & loss or lack of recent/current live performance work from circumstances out of their control.
accepting applications through 5:00 PM ET Tuesday, Dec 2.
national program provides up to $3,000 to professional dancers w. financial emergencies & loss or lack of recent/current live performance work from circumstances out of their control.
accepting applications through 5:00 PM ET Tuesday, Dec 2.
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
national program provides up to $3,000 to professional dancers w. financial emergencies & loss or lack of recent/current live performance work from circumstances out of their control.
accepting applications through 5:00 PM ET Tuesday, Dec 2.
national program provides up to $3,000 to professional dancers w. financial emergencies & loss or lack of recent/current live performance work from circumstances out of their control.
accepting applications through 5:00 PM ET Tuesday, Dec 2.
My latest, on famed landscape architects/planners Clarke and Rapuano and the delineators that helped to “make” them, now in the 12/25 issue of #TheNewCriterion. #Urbanism+ #planning #art #illustration #landscapearchitecture #parks #highways #RobertMoses #drawing newcriterion.com/article/behi...
“Behind the scenes,” by Michele H. Bogart
Michele H. Bogart on “Designing the American Century: The Public Landscapes of Clarke and Rapuano, 1915–1965,” by Thomas J. Campanella.
newcriterion.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My latest, on famed landscape architects/planners Clarke and Rapuano and the delineators that helped to “make” them, now in the 12/25 issue of #TheNewCriterion. #Urbanism+ #planning #art #illustration #landscapearchitecture #parks #highways #RobertMoses #drawing newcriterion.com/article/behi...
Looks great. www.nypl.org/events/exhib...
Syncopated Stages: Black Disruptions to the Great White Way
www.nypl.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Looks great. www.nypl.org/events/exhib...
Great interview with #EveKahn, author of book about turn of century author/little magazine publisher Zoe Norris, a sort of female equivalent to Jacob Riis, but with far sharper wit. Kahn’s a good one for wit herself. #Urbanism+ www.nyhistory.org/blogs/eve-ka...
An Interview with Eve M. Kahn, Author of Queen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death | The New York Historical
A Kentucky belle turned Kansas housewife turned New York journalist wrote passionately about the plight of impoverished East Siders in the early 20th century's version of a blog.
www.nyhistory.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Great interview with #EveKahn, author of book about turn of century author/little magazine publisher Zoe Norris, a sort of female equivalent to Jacob Riis, but with far sharper wit. Kahn’s a good one for wit herself. #Urbanism+ www.nyhistory.org/blogs/eve-ka...
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“WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau” — current.org/2025/11/weta...
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau” — current.org/2025/11/weta...
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Highpoint I, Highgate
1933-35
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Image from RIBApix
1933-35
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Image from RIBApix
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Highpoint I, Highgate
1933-35
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Image from RIBApix
1933-35
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Image from RIBApix
More on the demise of Upper Room, and a bit about its significance. www.ebroadsheet.com/upper-room-l...
Upper Room Laid Low - The Broadsheet
Despite Last-Minute Efforts to Save It, Castellated Courtyard is Demolished
www.ebroadsheet.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
More on the demise of Upper Room, and a bit about its significance. www.ebroadsheet.com/upper-room-l...
More on the demise of Upper Room, and a bit about its significance. www.ebroadsheet.com/upper-room-l...
Upper Room Laid Low - The Broadsheet
Despite Last-Minute Efforts to Save It, Castellated Courtyard is Demolished
www.ebroadsheet.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
More on the demise of Upper Room, and a bit about its significance. www.ebroadsheet.com/upper-room-l...
Ned Smyth’s Upper Room was, according to one close to the subject, was the “first piece of public art commissioned for Battery Park City (1986, artist Ned Smyth) and now it is the first art to be demolished in Battery Park City.” #publicsculpture #Urbanism+
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Ned Smyth’s Upper Room was, according to one close to the subject, was the “first piece of public art commissioned for Battery Park City (1986, artist Ned Smyth) and now it is the first art to be demolished in Battery Park City.” #publicsculpture #Urbanism+
Destruction of Ned Smyth Upper Room sculpture supposed to happen this morning Nov 12, 8am, near Upper Room, 1985, by Ned Smyth, at Albany Street and Esplanade. People can show up to support the #publicsculpture and witness demise of this NY State property ($1.7M value). #Urbanism+
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Destruction of Ned Smyth Upper Room sculpture supposed to happen this morning Nov 12, 8am, near Upper Room, 1985, by Ned Smyth, at Albany Street and Esplanade. People can show up to support the #publicsculpture and witness demise of this NY State property ($1.7M value). #Urbanism+
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this looks absolutely amazing!
This year at #AARSBL, the #AncientEducation and #BookHistory program units are teaming up to host an off-site session at the Boston Athenaeum, just a short walk from the Convention Center. bostonathenaeum.org 1/
Home - Boston Athenaeum
The Boston Athenaeum is a unique combination of library, museum, and cultural center in a magnificent landmark building.
bostonathenaeum.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
this looks absolutely amazing!
Reason given is for coast line resiliency work, but when asked why flood gates are specifically under the art plaza, discussions were ended with public and community board.
NB most of the $65M public art collection is site specific along Esplanade, as. More is in jeopardy.
NB most of the $65M public art collection is site specific along Esplanade, as. More is in jeopardy.
People to gather at 8am, Wednesday Nov 12, near Upper Room, 1985, by Ned Smyth, at Albany Street and the Esplanade / Hudson River to show support for the #publicsculpture and witness destruction of this NY State property ($1.7M value).
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Reason given is for coast line resiliency work, but when asked why flood gates are specifically under the art plaza, discussions were ended with public and community board.
NB most of the $65M public art collection is site specific along Esplanade, as. More is in jeopardy.
NB most of the $65M public art collection is site specific along Esplanade, as. More is in jeopardy.