NOTED AUTHOR AND URBAN HISTORIAN KENNETH T. JACKSON TO GIVE TALK AND SIGN BOOKS AT NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Much has changed in the past 18 years in New York City. The
World Trade Center no longer dominates the skyline, a billionaire businessman became
an unlikely three-term mayor, and urban regeneration abounds, from Chelsea
Piers and the High Line to DUMBO and Williamsburg.

Those
are reasons why Kenneth T. Jackson, the noted urban historian and preeminent
authority on New York City, decided to revise his critically-acclaimed first
edition of The Encyclopedia of
New York City (Yale University
Press and the New-York Historical Society, 1995).  Jackson will discuss and sign copies of the book's
second edition at the Neuberger Museum of Art on Sunday, November 17, from 2 pm
to 3:30 pm. Lisa Keller, the book's executive editor and a professor of history
at Purchase College, will also be on hand to discuss the tome.

The
Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition includes 800
new entries that help tell the story of New York City: from the Air Train to
E-ZPass to September 11th. The new edition, which boasts more than 5,000
alphabetical entries and 700 illustrations, spans architecture, politics,
business, sports, the arts, and more — serving as an indispensable tool for
everyone who has even a passing interest in America’s greatest metropolis.

Jackson
is also the author of The Klu Klux Klan
in the City, 1915-1930 (1967), Cities
in American History (1972),
and Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization
of the United States (1985). He is a professor of history and social sciences at Columbia
University, where he is the Jacques Barzun Professor of History and Social
Sciences.

Jackson is the
general editor of the Columbia History of Urban Life and has served as
president of the Urban History Association, the Society of American Historians,
the Organization of American Historians, and the New-York Historical
Society.  In addition, he was a prominent
on-camera presence in the 1999 film, New
York: A Documentary Film, directed by Ric Burns for PBS. Jackson earned his B.A in 1961 from the University of
Memphis and his Ph.D. in 1966 at the University of Chicago.

The Neuberger Museum of
Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, is a cultural and
intellectual center for modern and contemporary art. Its internationally
renowned core collection of 20th century paintings and sculpture contains
primary examples of the movements and individuals who shaped modern art.
 It is the fundamental mission of the Museum to educate the broadest
possible audience in, about, and through the visual arts engages and inspires
diverse audiences by actively fostering the study, appreciation, understanding
and enjoyment of modern art, African art, and the art of our time. The Museum
is located at 735 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase, New York (Westchester).
914-251-6100.  Information:
www.neuberger.org

Museum
Hours 

Tuesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 5 pm

Closed Mondays and major holidays

Group tours by appointment only on Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 am to 12
noon  

Museum
Store

Open during Museum hours. The store features a broad selection of art
books, art cards, handcrafted jewelry, children's items and one-of-a-kind
limited edition gifts.

Admission

$5.00 General Public

$3:00 seniors and students with valid ID.

Museum members, children 12 and under, and Purchase College students,
staff, and faculty are admitted free.

Directions

The Neuberger Museum of Art is easily accessible by car or bus, and may
also be reached by Metro-North. By car: From the North or South - take the
Hutchinson River Parkway to Exit 28. Head north on Lincoln Avenue to Anderson
Hill Road. Turn right onto Anderson Hill Road, then make a left at the first traffic
light onto the Purchase College campus. From I-684, take Exit 2 South on Route
120 to Anderson Hill Road. Turn left onto Anderson Hill to the 2nd traffic
light. Turn left onto the Purchase College campus. Follow the signs to
parking lot W-1. For persons with special needs, designated parking is
available in parking lot W-1. Call ahead for wheelchair accommodations.