Hudson River Museum

06/11/2026

Last night, the New York Knicks pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history against the San Antonio Spurs! It’s so exciting, even our mannequins are getting into the team spirit!

Our bride in donned a Knick’s cap, completing their intricate wedding dress with some sporty apparel. Meanwhile in , a riding habit, originally meant for ladies on horseback, is taking to the basketball court!

Note: This was approved (and even suggested by!) HRM’s Registrar and Collection Manager, no period costumes were harmed in the making of these photos! 😉

Who’s excited for Game 5 on Saturday?! GO Knicks!



Image: 1. Mmes Kerteux Sœurs, 14, Rue Taitbout, Paris. “Wedding Dress,” 1879. Worn by Mrs. E. H. Harriman (Mary Williamson Averell, 1851–1932). Gift of the Museum of the City of New York, 1958, 58.33.1. 2. J. B. Höhne, London, England. “Riding Habit,” 1889. Wool. Collection of the Hudson River Museum. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Spurr Morse, 1988 (88.5.2).

06/11/2026

Congratulations to the Junior Docents at the Hudson River Museum Class of 2026!

This year’s graduating Junior Docents are moving on to an impressive roster of colleges and universities: Stony Brook University, University of Mount Saint Vincent, Manhattan University, Lehigh University, Georgetown University, Tufts University, Binghamton University, University of Connecticut, The City College of New York, Iona University, University of Pennsylvania, University at Buffalo, and the University of Southern California.

We are so proud of them and all they have achieved. Please join us in congratulating them on their accomplishments and wishing them luck on their next adventure!

The Junior Docent Program is a nationally-recognized model for teen programming. Students from Yonkers Public Schools are in the program for a full 4 years, learning about art, science, and history while strengthening skills in communication, critical thinking, and leadership.

Learn more about the Junior Docent Program at hrm.org/junior-docent-program

The Program is generously sponsored, in part, by the NYS Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader; Westchester County Youth Bureau; Lorraine O’Brien Foundation, Inc.; County of Westchester; City of Yonkers, Department of Planning and Development, through a Community Development Block Grant; St. Faith’s House Foundation; MGM Resorts Foundation, and NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester.

Individual support is also critical to the success of this program. Thanks to Brian Dore, Marion Greenup, Samantha Merton and Brett Humphreys, Christina O’Neill, Henry and Nancy Schacht, and the Underwood Family for their gifts.

The City of Yonkers Westchester County Government

06/11/2026

Thank you to all who joined us last week for Free First Fridays: Kaya Nicole Quartet! It was a beautiful evening for live jazz in the courtyard celebrating and .

A special thanks to Kaya Nicole, Joe Farnsworth, Miki Yamanaka, and Jason Maximo for playing two amazing sets honoring the legacy of Black and q***r American composers and to Carolina Amarillo for leading a bilingual sketching workshop!

Join us next month for Free First Fridays: Karaoke and Game Night on Friday, July 10, 5–7pm! Back by popular demand, sing your heart out at karaoke under the dome in the and play your favorite board games in the galleries.

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation's Access for All program.

06/10/2026

Tonight, the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs will face off at Madison Square Garden in Game 4 of the NBA Finals! If you still want more basketball after the game, come visit the HRM and check out these hoops-themed works on view! 🏀

Don’t miss Titus Kaphar’s epic painting “Ascension VI” that combines the iconic photo of basketball star Zion Williamson's showboat dunk for the New Orleans Pelicans with the 17th-century Flemish painting “Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes by Erasmus Quellinus.” It’s the final week to see it in .

This 1951 photograph shows two basketball stars from the The City of Yonkers: Rae Watson (left) and her big sister Valerie. They played for Leake and Watts Services, Inc., a local children's home where they had resided as young girls.

Finally, take in an urban streetscape by photographer Ron Tarver in of a Philadelphia basketball game. This exhibition illuminates Black cowboy life, documenting African Americans who share a Western heritage.

Learn more at hrm.org/exhibitions

Art Bridges

Images: 1. Titus Kaphar (American, b. 1976). “Ascension VI,” 2024. Oil on canvas on panel with brass nails, 108 1/4 × 78 × 3 inches. Art Bridges.
2. Photographer once known. “Rae and Valerie Watson, Guards on the Leake and Watts Basketball Team,” ca. 1951. Reproduction of a black-and-white photograph. Digital gift of Luther V. Garrison III, 2019 (D2019.02.009).
3. Ron Tarver (b. 1957). “The Basketball Game (Philadelphia, PA),” 1992. Pigment ink print. Courtesy of Ron Tarver.

06/09/2026

Join Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Ron Tarver and racehorse trainer Jordan Bullock this Sunday, June 14 at 2pm for an in-depth talk about Tarver’s “Black Cowboys in America” series!

This conversation will trace the origins and evolution of this project, which first developed as a 1992 photo essay for the Philadelphia Inquirer The project later expanded westward, tracing Black cowboy culture across the country and reconnecting Tarver with his Oklahoma roots. Learn how this series became an award-winning book in 2024, inspiring the exhibition, “Black Cowboys in America: Photographs by Ron Tarver.”

This event is free with general admission. Learn more at hrm.org/events/black-cowboys-in-america-with-ron-tarver-and-jordan-bullock

Swarthmore College

Image: Ron Tarver (b. 1957). “Horse Whisperer (Stillwater, OK),” 1993. Pigment ink print. Courtesy of Ron Tarver.

The museum is open to the public. Explore American art from 19th c–today and our Planetarium

06/08/2026

Have you heard? Game 3 of the NBA Finals is TONIGHT! Go Knicks!! 🏀
While you’re cheering them on, look up at the tower of historic home to see it lit up in New York Knicks blue and orange!

Where are you watching the game tonight? Sound off in the comments!

06/07/2026

Happy Birthday to Red Grooms! The iconic pop artist turns 89 today!

Red Grooms’s immersive sculpture “The Bookstore” has been a beloved highlight of the HRM for more than 45 years, presenting an unexpected yet thrilling mash-up of The Morgan Library & Museum and the eclectic Mendoza Book Company.

“The Bookstore” incorporates many of the themes that are present throughout his body of work: the marriage of art and commerce, the clash of high and low, and humor—all arranged in a compelling 3-D space.

Please join us in wishing Red a Happy Birthday!

Learn more at hrm.org/red-grooms-the-bookstore



Image: 1. Bernard Gotfryd. “Red Grooms, Artist with his work ‘Bookstore’,” 1978. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress. 2. Red Grooms (American, b. 1937). The Bookstore, 1979. Mixed media. Museum Commission, 1980 (80.4.1). © Red Grooms. Photo: Yuliya Levit.

06/06/2026

The existence of Black cowboys and cowgirls was seldom acknowledged until recently, when Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album and Pharrell Williams’s Louis Vuitton collection shined a spotlight on their proud history.

Artist Robert Peterson references this history in the title of his painting “Not My First Rodeo.” He stated: “The title came from people acting like this was our first go around. And it's like, no, this is not our first rodeo.”

Come see this work and many more monumental portraits that elevate everyday figures into inspiring, heroic archetypes and, in the process, expand the thematic parameters of classical portraiture.“Robert Peterson: Journeys” is on view through August 30.

Learn more at hrm.org/journeys



Lead sponsorship for this exhibition is provided by DeWayne N. Phillips and Caroline A. Wamsler, PhD.

Support for the exhibition is generously provided by Art Bridges

This exhibition is sponsored by Adam L. Bresnick and Ángel Martínez Roger, Peter French, Nicholas C. Pierce and Donna Peterson, and Elizabeth Wedemeyer and John Gunther-Mohr.

Additional sponsorship provided by Clare Bell, Cheryl Calegari, and Brian Dore.

Support provided by New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader.

Exhibitions are made possible in part by assistance provided by the Westchester County Government and the The City of Yonkers

Image: Robert Peterson (b. 1981). “Not My First Rodeo,” 2024. Oil on canvas. Private collection.

06/05/2026

Summer is almost upon us—it’s the first weekend of June, which means it’s also time for Bank of America Museums on Us! This Saturday & Sunday, June 6 & 7, enjoy free admission to the Hudson River Museum when you present a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch card.

Experience our two new exhibitions: “Black Cowboys in America: Photographs by Ron Tarver” and “Robert Peterson: Journeys,” celebrating the often overlooked aspects of Black life and culture in photography and painting.

Learn more at hrm.org/exhibitions