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Who NEU? This blog by Museum Director Tracy Fitzpatrick keeps our members and friends informed of the 'backstory' behind all t... Who NEU? For more than five years (and 250 posts), Museum Director Tracy Fitzpatrick's blog has been keeping members and friends informed of the ‘backstory' behind all that is happening at the NEU.

From the Director.

Blog posts:

  • Black and white poster for Good Night, and Good Luck. On Broadway, featuring a man in a suit speaking into a microphone. Text announces LIVE

    backstory: Good Night, and Good Luck

    When I got the email saying that we HAD to be at the Winter Garden Theater for Good Night, and Good Luck NO LATER THAN 6:30 PM because CNN was livestreaming the performance I thought, ugh, what a hassle. 

  • Carved and painted wood panel with a yellow and black border and a central image of Catholic iconography with a weeping male in a black robe

    backstory: Pride

    Our founding patron, Roy R. Neuberger, believed passionately in supporting artists who reflected the full breadth of human experience. He championed work that others overlooked. He collected across boundaries of race, gender, geography, and style, recognizing that great art comes from many places, and many kinds of people.

  • Oil painting on canvas with gold leaf

    backstory: The story in the quiet things

    I’ve always had a soft spot for the quiet things.

  • red squirrel sitting in bird feeder house looking towards the camera. blurred natural background

    backstory: The Squirrel

    Let me set the scene: I’m standing at the window, coffee in hand, watching a squirrel in my garden attempt what can only be described as Mission: Impossible—but with more tail flicking and less Tom Cruise. He’s going after the supposedly “squirrel-proof” bird feeder. Spoiler: it is not.

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