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A portrait of Frederick Douglass. A tomahawk used by a Native American who surrendered land to colonists. A painting of a former slave market.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, have installed new artwork at Gracie Mansion that they say depicts the full history of New York City, diversifying the subjects of the mayoral mansion’s collection in order to capture what life was truly like in 1799 when the home was built.
“Our aim is to tell a richer story of New York in 1799,” said Paul Gunther, executive director of The Gracie Mansion Conservancy. “Before, (the exhibits at the mansion) were certainly correct but limited to the Anglo-Dutch aristocracy. That was only one tiny part of the New York story.”
The exhibit, entitled “Windows on the City,” is the first major display of artwork de Blasio and his wife have commissioned for the mansion. They live upstairs, becoming the first family to live in the home since 2001. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg opted to remain at his own home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, but he authorized a major rehabilitation of the mansion, which he used for meetings and ceremonial events.
It reopened to the public for tours this week and visitors will be greeted with the new exhibit.
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