The following objects were selected by The Rosenbach’s Collections Department staff as examples from across our collections of women who broke barriers in their eras, cultures, and professions. They changed the world around them and became role models for those who followed in their footsteps. Amy Lowell (1874-1924), typed letter signed to A. Edward …
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Harry Belafonte and Marianne Moore on the Tonight Show
This blog post was written by Andrew White The lovely lady Harry Belafonte is addressing here is the modernist poet Marianne Moore, whose archive resides with us at The Rosenbach. For one week in February of 1968 Harry Belafonte hosted The Tonight Show, and Moore was one of his guests. The Rosenbach has handwritten notes of …
Cancelled Behind the Bookcase | Marianne Moore
Date / Time
- May 19, 2020
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Poet Marianne Moore broke free of tradition and reassembled the pieces in a new and sometimes confounding way. In this tour, we will study her letters, clippings and the objects she surrounded herself with to find out more about the sources for her revolutionary and groundbreaking work.
CANCELLED | Behind the Bookcase | Marianne Moore
Date / Time
- April 24, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Poet Marianne Moore broke free of tradition and reassembled the pieces in a new and sometimes confounding way. In this tour, we will study her letters, clippings and the objects she surrounded herself with to find out more about the sources for her revolutionary and groundbreaking work.
CANCELLED | Behind the Bookcase | Marianne Moore
Date / Time
- March 15, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Poet Marianne Moore broke free of tradition and reassembled the pieces in a new and sometimes confounding way. In this tour, we will study her letters, clippings and the objects she surrounded herself with to find out more about the sources for her revolutionary and groundbreaking work.
Hands-on Tour: Marianne Moore
Date / Time
- January 3, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Poet Marianne Moore broke free of tradition and reassembled the pieces in a new and sometimes confounding way. In this tour, we will study her letters, clippings and the objects she surrounded herself with to find out more about the sources for her revolutionary and groundbreaking work.
Cancelled | Hands-on Tour: Marianne Moore
Event Phone: (215) 732-1600
Date / Time
- November 15, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Poet Marianne Moore broke free of tradition and reassembled the pieces in a new and sometimes confounding way. In this tour, we will study her letters, clippings and the objects she surrounded herself with to find out more about the sources for her revolutionary and groundbreaking work.
Hands-on Tour: Marianne Moore
Date / Time
- September 27, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Poet Marianne Moore broke free of tradition and reassembled the pieces in a new and sometimes confounding way. In this tour, we will study her letters, clippings and the objects she surrounded herself with to find out more about the sources for her revolutionary and groundbreaking work.
Hands-On Tour: Marianne Moore
Date / Time
- July 12, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Poet Marianne Moore broke free of tradition and reassembled the pieces in a new and sometimes confounding way. In this tour, we will study her letters, clippings and the objects she surrounded herself with to find out more about the sources for her revolutionary and groundbreaking work.
Hands-On Tour: Marianne Moore
Date / Time
- April 19, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Poet Marianne Moore broke free of tradition and reassembled the pieces in a new and sometimes confounding way. In this tour, we will study her letters, clippings and the objects she surrounded herself with to find out more about the sources for her revolutionary and groundbreaking work.