When the New York Historical realized that sunlight in its new wing would potentially damage some items on display, it scrambled to reproduce or remove them.
A Grover Cleveland campaign kerchief. A Betye Saar assemblage sculpture. A hand-lettered evening gown urging the passage of the long-stalled Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.). Posters by Norman Rockwell.
These were among the historical objects featured... [1359 chars]