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Mrs. Helen Osborne Storrow (Mrs. James Jackson Storrow)

Mrs. James Jackson Storrow (Mrs. Helen Osborne Storrow) 1864-1944 Her gift to the commonwealth as a memorial to her husband and her interest in recreation and her love of the beautiful made...

Mrs. James Jackson Storrow (Mrs. Helen Osborne Storrow) 1864-1944 Her gift to the commonwealth as a memorial to her husband and her interest in recreation and her love of the beautiful...

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  • community
  • storrow
  • boats
  • sailing

Barnett Newman

Barnett Newman January 29, 1905 - July 4, 1970 685 West End Avenue Born on the Lower East Side, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, abstract expressionist Barnett Newman was one of the...

Barnett Newman January 29, 1905 - July 4, 1970 685 West End Avenue Born on the Lower East Side, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, abstract expressionist Barnett Newman was one of...

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  • artist
  • poland
  • holocaust
  • obelisk
  • jewish