Henry David Thoreau, Surveyor of the Soul
Henry David Thoreau, Surveyor of the Soul
Director: Huey Coleman
(2017, 114 minutes)
Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Henry David Thoreau, Surveyor of the Soul Director: Huey Coleman (2017, 114 minutes)
Henry David Thoreau, Surveyor of the Soul
Laura Dassow Walls Join Laura Dassow Walls, author of the forthcoming Henry David Thoreau: A Life, for an illustrated presentation on the profound, inspiring complexity of Henry David Thoreau. Drawing on Thoreau’s copious writings, published and unpublished, Walls presents a Thoreau with all his quirks and contradictions: the young man shattered by the sudden death of his brother; the ambitious Harvard College student; and the ecstatic visionary who closed Walden with an account of the regenerative power of the Cosmos.
Henry David Thoreau: A Life
Commissioned by New Thread Quartet and composed by David Morneau, this world premiere of Not Less Than the Good simulates a sunrise by combining the meditative playing of the saxophone quartet with ambient synthesizers and sounds recorded during the pre-dawn and early morning hours at Walden Pond. The hour-long performance is punctuated by readings of excerpts from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden performed by poet J. D. McClatchy.
Not Less Than the Good
A guided visit of the exhibition, This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal, with Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator, Literary and Historical Manuscripts, is coupled with a bird spotting walk through Bryant Park in this special before-hours event. Explore Thoreau’s handwritten notebooks and the spyglass he used to observe and document the birds at Walden Pond then set out with Gabriel Willow of New York City Audubon to discover the surprising variety of birds living in the heart of New York City. Presented in collaboration with New York City Audubon.
Sauntering with Thoreau: A Birding Walk in Bryant Park
A guided visit of the exhibition, This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal, with Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator, Literary and Historical Manuscripts, is coupled with a bird spotting walk through Bryant Park in this special before-hours event. Explore Thoreau’s handwritten notebooks and the spyglass he used to observe and document the birds at Walden Pond then set out with Gabriel Willow of New York City Audubon to discover the surprising variety of birds living in the heart of New York City. Presented in collaboration with New York City Audubon.
Sauntering with Thoreau: A Birding Walk in Bryant Park
Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator, Literary and Historical Manuscripts
All gallery talks and tours are free with museum admission; no tickets or reservations necessary.
This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal
Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator, Literary and Historical Manuscripts
All gallery talks and tours are free with museum admission; no tickets or reservations necessary.
This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal