Poster House members are invited to join curators Molly Manning and Nicholas D. Lowry for a discussion over coffee about their work and current exhibitions. After some refreshments, join them in the galleries for a brief tour of their personal highlights from Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime and From Monarchy to Modernity: Travel, Identity, & the Czechoslovak First Republic (1918–1938). Members will be offered a complimentary cup of coffee or tea at the Café after checking in at the Info Desk. Molly Guptill Manning is an author, historian, curator, and associate professor of law at New York Law School. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II as well as The Myth of Ephraim Tutt: Arthur Train and His Great Literary Hoax; and The War of Words: How America’s GI Journalists Battled Censorship and Propaganda to Help Win World War II. Manning has spoken across the country about the power of the written word, and has curated exhibitions showcasing the essential role that books, magazines, and newspapers played in World Wars I and II. Before she became a professor, Molly worked in the New York federal courts for 13 years. She earned a BA and an MA in American History, an MA in Museum Studies from NYU, and a JD at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Nicholas D. Lowry was born in New York City and is an internationally recognized authority on vintage posters. He is president of Swann Auction Galleries in New York where he oversees the vintage poster department, and is also known for his appearances on the PBS television series Antiques Roadshow where he has been appraising vintage posters for almost 30 years. He recently starred in Bohemian Identity, a documentary series on the history of Czech graphic design. Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.
