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Global Scorecard for the Economic Slowdown

Don Pollard/The New York Historical SocietyFrom left, Richard Sylla Center, James D. Wolfensohn and Niall Fergusonparticipate in a panel discussion on “The Global Financial Crisis, A GreatDepression.”

Former World Bank chief James D. Wolfensohn and historian Niall Ferguson gave a gloomy assessment ofthe world economy and said that while the outlook for the U.S. is dim, that for Europe is far worse.

In a discussion Tuesday at the New-YorkHistorical Society with Richard Sylla, aprofessor at New York University’s Leonard N.Stern School of Business, Messrs. Wolfensohnand Ferguson indicated the U.S. downturn willpersist through next year, and expressed littleconfidence that stimulus packages or financial-sector restructuring are working yet. The jury isstill out on whether this is “a pause or apermanent breakdown” in the globalizedeconomy, Mr. Ferguson said.

In the talk – titled “The Global Financial Crisis,A Great Depression?” – Messrs. Wolfensohnand Ferguson didn’t cite any bright spotsaround the globe but noted that China’s

economy is relatively well positioned to ride out the slump, thanks to its trillions of dollars in reserves—whichBeijing is tapping for its $585 billion stimulus plan. India also has some resiliency, Mr. Wolfensohn said,because its relatively stable economy doesn’t hinge on exports and its banks have expanded conservatively.“The main point, he said, “is this is a very much deeper downturn than anything that we’ve seen.”

Europe’s economic plight is far more dire than the U.S.’s, Mr. Ferguson said, because it has critical cases inEastern Europe, such as Hungary, and because “it lacks the institutional framework to do what the U.S. isdoing.” Given Germany’s highly leveraged banks, he added, it wasn’t surprising to see Chancellor AngelaMerkel work during the recent Group of 20 meeting to shift the burden of Eastern Europe’s economic rescueto the International Monetary Fund from the European Union.

Mr. Ferguson, who teaches at Harvard, is a scholar of the downward spiral, having charted collapses on agrand scale in his books, “Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for GlobalPower,” as well as “Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire.” His most recent book is “TheAscent of Money: A Financial History of the World.”

For decades, Mr. Ferguson said, China and America have been locked in “a bad marriage”—with China savingtoo much and the U.S. overspending. To begin to right the economies of both countries, there has to be acultural shift, with those patterns reversing he said.

Mr. Wolfensohn, who headed the World Bank from June 1995 through May 2005, went on to become aspecial envoy to Gaza and now is a consultant. During the discussion, he singled out Africa as a special caseduring the crisis, and warned that Western governments “are ignoring that part of the world.” Althougheconomic growth will slow or even contract over the next few years, Africa’s population will continue to expand,

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Mr. Wolfensohn said. Without assistance, education levels are likely to decline and child mortality rates arelikely to rise.

“There is a crying need for us to really sit down with the Africans and look at how much more can be done,”Mr. Wolfensohn said in an interview after the discussion. The situation will need “leadership from the G-7, theG-20 and the African countries.”

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On April 3, 2009, the New-York Historical Society presented Drew Gilpin Faust,acclaimed historian and president of Harvard University with the Society’s fourthannual American History Book Prize at its Weekend with History Gala in New York.

The prize is in recognition for her book This Republic of Suffering: Death and theAmerican Civil War (Alfred A. Knopf, 2008), which examines how death on anunprecedented scale during the Civil War changed the life of the nation. Drew GilpinFaust received a $50,000 cash award, an engraved medal and the title of AmericanHistorian Laureate at the ceremony.

The 2009 Weekend with History features a two-day program of informalconversations and presentations by scholars and cultural figures including PaulKennedy, Lawrence Kudlow, Jim Dale, Bill T. Jones and N-YHS Chairman RogerHertog and trustees Jim Chanos, George Pataki, and Byron Wien. The Chairman'sCouncil, chaired by Pam Schafler, is comprised of the Society's most committedsupporters.

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NEW YORK CITY:Two new exhibitions of photographs, "Landmarks of New York,"curated by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, and "Harlem 1970–2009:Photographs by Camilo José Vergara," will be on view at the New-York HistoricalSociety (NYHS) from April 30 through July 12, offering visitors contrasting yetcomplementary visions of the urban landscape as a site of historic change.

The 83 black and white images in "Landmarks of New York," taken by variousphotographers, document notable buildings, interiors and scenic landmarksthroughout the five boroughs that have been given landmark status by the City of NewYork. The 100 images in "Harlem 1970–2009," all taken by MacArthur Foundation"genius award" winner Vergara, show streetscapes that the photographer visitedrepeatedly over the course of 38 years, so he could create a composite, time-lapseportrait of a vibrant, world-famous neighborhood seen as a place of ongoingtransformation.

"Landmarks of New York" has traveled to 82 countries under the sponsorship of theUS Department of State since 2006 and is now coming home to New York for its finalshowing. The photographs in the exhibition will then enter the NYHS collectionthrough a donation from Diamonstein-Spielvogel. "Harlem 1970–2009" is organizedby NYHS.

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accompanied by historic descriptive text about the landmark and its significance tothe social fabric of New York. The photographs, selected from images of more than1,224 landmarks designated between 1965 and March 2009, include views ofbuildings constructed between 1640 and 1967. Some notable examples includeBowne House (1661) in Queens, and in Manhattan, City Hall (1803–12), ChryslerBuilding (1928–30), Empire State Building (1930–31), Solomon R. GuggenheimMuseum and Interior (1956–59), One Chase Manhattan Plaza (1957) and FordFoundation Building (1963–1967).

The photographs in "Harlem, 1970-2009" tell a different kind of story. Selected fromthe artist's archive on the Invincible Cities website(http://invinciblecities.camden.rutgers.edu/intro.html), the exhibition includes highlightssuch as a sequence of eight photographs taken between 1977 and 2007 outside of65 East 125th Street, showing the successive lives of the building: as a localnightclub, a discount variety store, a smoke shop, a clothing boutique, a Sleepy'sbedding outlet and, most recently, a vacant storefront with a "for rent" sign posted onthe building.

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New Photography Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society Document the Architectural Landmarks of New York CityNEW YORK, NY.- Two new exhibitions of photographs, Landmarks of New York, curated by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, and Harlem 1970-2009: Photographs by Camilo José Vergara, will be on view at the New-York Historical Society from April 30 through July 12, 2009, offering visitors contrasting yet complementary visions of the urban landscape as a site of historic change. The 83 black-and-white images in Landmarks of New York, taken by various photographers, document notable buildings, interiors and scenic landmarks throughout the five boroughs that have been given landmark status by the City of New York. The 100 images in Harlem 1970-2009, all taken by MacArthur Foundation “genius award” winner Camilo José Vergara, show streetscapes that the photographer visited repeatedly over the course of 38 years, so he could create a composite, time-lapse portrait of a vibrant, world-famous neighborhood seen as a place of ongoing transformation. Landmarks of New York has traveled to 82 countries under the sponsorship of the United States Department of State since 2006 and is now coming home to New York for its final showing. The photographs in the exhibition will then enter the collection of the New-York Historical Society, through a donation from the exhibition’s curator, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel. Harlem 1970-2009 is organized by the New-York Historical Society and is made possible with grant funds from The New York Community Trust. Both exhibitions are presented under the supervision of Marilyn Kushner, New-York Historical Society Curator and Head, Department of Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections. “Photographs of buildings show how a physical setting can tell the story of the people who live in it. When an area is in such transition as Harlem has been in the end of the twentieth century, having these images also helps us maintain an urban memory that becomes essential to the history of the city,” Kushner states. “In Harlem 1970–2009: Photographs by Camilo José Vergara, we see a comprehensive and permanent record of the visual effect of decades of change in one neighborhood. Similarly, Landmarks of New York documents in a significant manner what we all need to know about New York’s architectural heritage and New Yorkers’ efforts to preserve that past for ourselves and for future generations.” Each of the photographs in Landmarks of New York is accompanied by historic descriptive text about the landmark and its significance to the social fabric of New York. The photographs, selected from images of more than 1,224 landmarks designated between 1965 and March 2009, include views of buildings constructed between 1640 and 1967. Some notable examples (photographed by Jeanne Hamilton, Christine Osinski, Michael Kingsford , Michael Stewart, Christopher D. Brazee and Tony Gonzales) include Bowne House (1661) in Queens, and in Manhattan, City Hall (1803-12), Chrysler Building (1928-30), Empire State Building (1930-31), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Interior (1956-59), One Chase Manhattan Plaza (1957) and Ford Foundation Building (1963-1967). “Among American cities, New York is the leader in the preservation of its landmarks and in the range and quality of its surviving architectural resources. The abundance and variety of these buildings is surprising, ranging from the best efforts of our finest architects to excellent examples of vernacular building types,” said Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel. “Hidden within this great metropolis is evidence of our proudest achievements: the taverns and farms of the eighteenth century; the factories, banks and offices of the nineteenth; and three centuries of urban housing that speaks to the needs of every group--from the modest to the well-to-do. In its twentieth-century civic buildings, factories, office towers, universities, museums, parks, and houses of worship, one will find the history of New York’s citizenry written large in buildings that express its most noble aspirations and deepest values. The exhibit was originally conceived to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the passage of the New York City Landmarks Law, and it embodies the spirit of the City as seen through its built environment. That in the four years since this exhibit was originally mounted, nearly 30 percent of these distinguished structures have undergone significant renovation or important additions, approved by the Commission, testifies to the New York City Landmarks Law’s ability to grow with, and adapt to, a building’s needs and that Landmarks are far from frozen in time.” “We are thrilled to add the photographs from Landmarks of New York to our collection,” Marilyn Kushner commented. “Architects, architectural historians and preservationists use the Historical Society’s resources as they design, restore, and renovate. The addition of these photographs greatly enhances our collection.” The photographs in Harlem, 1970-2009 tell a different kind of story. Selected from the artist’s archive on the Invincible Cities web site (http://invinciblecities.camden.rutgers.edu/intro.html), the exhibition includes highlights such as a sequence of eight photographs taken between 1977 and 2007 outside of 65 East 125th Street, showing the successive lives of the building: as a local nightclub, a discount variety store, a smoke shop, a clothing boutique, a Sleepy's bedding outlet, and (most recently) a vacant storefront with a “for rent” sign posted on the building. “This urban documentation project breaks with the ways historians, planners and other scholars traditionally approach urban space,” Camilo José Vergara states. “My method of documentation is based on presenting sequences and networks of images to tell how Harlem evolved and what it gained and lost in the process. The premise behind all the work that I do is that 100 pictures are one hundred times more powerful than one picture. The more you track something, the deeper and more eloquently it speaks.”

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Spare Times By THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Through July 12, “Abraham Lincoln in His Own Words: An Intimate View of Our Greatest President,” an exhibition of speeches, letters and other documents. Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., “Mrs. Lincoln,” a discussion of Mary Todd Lincoln with the scholars Catherine Clinton and Eric Foner. Thursday at 6:30 p.m., “Angels and Ages: Darwin, Lincoln and Modern Life,” a lecture on the lives of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, by Adam Gopnik, a writer. Each Lincoln program is $15; $10 for students, educators and 65+; $8 for members; Smarttix, (212) 868-4444. Through March 2010, “First Flowers: Colonial Portraits at the New-York Historical Society.” Through May 25, “Taking the Oath: The First Presidential Inauguration,” an exhibition of artifacts from Washington’s swearing-in, including a chair and a balustrade from Federal Hall, the site of the ceremony. Through May 3, “A New President Takes Command,” an exhibition on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first 100 days in office, with documents, photographs and newsreels, also featuring materials from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, N.Y. 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street, (212) 873-3400, nyhistory.org; $10; $7 for educators and 65+; $6 for students; free from 6 to 8 p.m. on Fridays; free at all times for members and children under 12.

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Spare Times By THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., a talk on the economy, “The Global Financial Crisis, A Great Depression?,” with James D. Wolfensohn, Niall Ferguson and Richard Sylla, economic experts; $15; $10 for students, educators and 65+. Through July 12, “Abraham Lincoln in His Own Words: An Intimate View of Our Greatest President,” an exhibition of speeches, letters and other documents. Through March 2010, “First Flowers: Colonial Portraits at the New-York Historical Society.” Through May 25, “Taking the Oath: The First Presidential Inauguration,” an exhibition of artifacts from Washington’s swearing-in, including a chair and a balustrade from Federal Hall, the site of the ceremony. Through May 3, “A New President Takes Command,” an exhibition on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first 100 days in office, with documents, photographs and newsreels, also featuring materials from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, N.Y. 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street, (212) 873-3400, nyhistory.org; $10; $7 for educators and 65+; $6 for students; free from 6 to 8 p.m. on Fridays; free at all times for members and children under 12

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Events | April 3 to 9 BRIANNA DIMAS

Published: Thursday, April 2, 2009

Friday, April 3

Gallatin Arts Festival Performances

Featuring talents such as Allyson Paty, Laura Duncan, Marina Libel, Sima Cunningham, Natti

Vogel and James Harper Willis.

Location: Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts (715 Broadway)

Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Price: Free

“Abraham Lincoln in his Own Words”

The exhibit at the New York Historical Society will feature official documents, papers and

important letters, all handwritten by Lincoln himself.

Location: The New York Historical Society (170 Central Park West)

Time: Tuesday through Saturday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.); Sunday (11 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.)

Price: Free on Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. (otherwise, $6 for students)

Saturday, April 4

“Drug Dealer Concert”

Hosted by Keep a Child Alive, featuring NYU’s own a cappella group Cleftomaniacs and the

nationally acclaimed hip-hop skit group, Youth Expressions.

Location: Kimmel 914

Time: 9 to 10:30 p.m.

Price: $3 suggested donation

Tartan Day Parade

Tony award-winner Alan Cumming leads this celebratory Scottish parade, featuring pipe bands,

lots of live music, and performances from Scottish clans and organizations nationwide.

Location: Sixth Avenue (From 44th Street to 59th Street)

Time: 2 p.m.

Price: Free

Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman book signing

Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily grassroots radio program, Democracy

Now!, will give the opening address followed by a signing of her book, “Standing Up to the

Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times.”

Location: New School’s Tishman Auditorium (66 W. 12th St.)

Time: 10 a.m.

Sunday, April 5

Candide

Want to see NYU’s performance of “Candide?” Hurry, this is your last chance.

Location: Frederick Loewe Theatre (35 W. Fourth St.)

Time: 3 to 5 p.m.

Price: $5 for students.

The “Neighborhood Concert: Ensemble ACJW”

A group of performers from Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School and Weill Music Institute will

perform at Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series. The series offers more than 45 free

concerts throughout New York City’s five boroughs.

Location: P.S. 144 (9302 69th Ave., Forest Hills)

Time: 3 p.m.

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