One painting in the Rosenbach collection which is rarely seen by the public is this painting of Anne of Cleves, which normally hangs in a staff meeting room here at the museum. For those of you who don’t recall all of your Tudor history, Anne was Henry VIII fourth wife. It was a singularly unsuccessful …
The detail which appears on the left (similar to the detail used on the postcard for Dave Burrell’s up-coming performance at the Rosenbach) is from Charles Preuss’s map of the road from Missouri to Oregon.Orinigally published in 1846 this series of 7 maps details the journey west, from safe watering holes and good hunting spots …
A friend sent me a link to this joke, which is one of the best I’ve heard in a while. Yes, it is Rosenbach-related, but to say more would be giving it away. If you don’t yet know about this aspect of our collections, when you’ve finished groaning you can search the Web site for …
Sitting in the bay window of the Rosenbach Museum & Library is an alabaster bust of Rita De Acosta Lydig by artist Malvina Hoffman. Hoffman’s sculpture is particularly striking not only in her choice of subject matter but also in her choice of stone. On certain afternoons it glows.The Rosenbach has more than one Hoffman …
Dracula, one of the most famous literary characters ever created, first appeared in an 1897 novel written by an Irish theatre manager, Bram Stoker. Dracula was a popular, sensational “pot-boiler” that at first attracted only modest critical attention, but became enormously popular when performed on stage and later in film. The Rosenbach preserves Stoker’s outlines …
On the North wall of the library, one finds among the Dickens’ collection the manuscript of The Pickwick Papers, Dickens’ first novel, (written in serial form and published monthly) which catapulted him to fame at the age of 24. In March of 1837, the recently married Dickens, moved into 48 Doughty Street with his wife …
From Steve Bartholomew, a visitor services manager at the Rosenbach Museum & Library: I share this somewhat tongue-n’-cheek, but ….. Knowing that the staff of the Rosenbach is up on both ancient and modern pop-culture, I don’t need to remind you that today is Michael Jackon’s 50th birthday, nor are you unaware that he is …
This series of photographs are of the Rosenbach brothers’ New York City home, located at 322 E. 57th street. The home was more of a show room the a residence. Many of the objects in these photos are now on display at the museum.
In 1681 Charles II King of England (so handsomely portrayed in the upper left hand corner of this Charter) granted tracks of land to William Penn. This “birth certificate” for what later became the state of Pennsylvania will be on display at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg from March 7-16th. This will mean …
The Rosenbach Museum & Library has one of the largest selections of Robert Burns (1759-96) material in the world. The highlight of the collection, purchased by ASW Rosebach in 1929, is an edition of Burn’s poems which was owned by Mrs. Dunlop. (It is shelved on the western wall of the British collection in the …