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Robert Gottlieb

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Who Was the Most Famous of All?

The tale of the long forgotten Joseph Jefferson, who revolutionized character acting in 19th century American theater.

by Robert Gottlieb via New York Review of Books on October 22, 2009

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The New Yorker and the American Voice

Tales of the city and beyond.

by Ed Simon via The Hedgehog Review on February 19, 2025

Man holding The New Yorker magazine like a telescope.

Onward and Upward

Harold Ross founded The New Yorker as a comic weekly. A hundred years later, we’re doubling down on our commitment to the much richer publication it became.

by David Remnick via The New Yorker on February 10, 2025

A collage of dance performances.

Dance, Revolution

George Balanchine and Martha Graham trade places.

by Juliana Devaan via The Drift on March 12, 2024

Clockwise from left: William Dawson, Marian Anderson, William Grant Still, Florence Price. Background features the score of Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2.

Classical Music and the Color Line

Despite its universalist claims, the field is reckoning with a long legacy of racial exclusion.

by Douglas Shadle via Boston Review on December 15, 2021

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