September/October 1999

Editor's Note

New York Stories

A Conversation with . . .
J.P. Morgan biographer Jean Strouse talks with NEH Chairman William Ferris about the man who collected corporations and Old Masters with equal vigor.

The Quintessential City
New York on film captures "the city that never sleeps." By Tom Stabile

American Popular Song
How Jerome Kern created the Broadway musical is told in a new radio series. By Maggie Reichers

Ben Shahn's New York
The painter's photography captures street life during the Depression. By Amy Lifson

The First Americans

Changing with the Times
From horses to motorcars, an exhibition chronicles cultural change among the Plateau Indians. By Sara E. Wilson

The Second City

New World Symphony
The archives of the Chicago Symphony tell the story of money, music, and the men behind the baton. By Richard Carter