- 319 W 107th St.
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40.802916, -73.969038 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)
- Balustrade of the second floor
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20
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Historical background
A graduate of Karl May Gymnasium, student of St. Petersburg University and Imperial Academy of Arts, philosopher, traveler, and artist, Nicholas Roerich is a significant figure in the history of world culture. After the revolution Roerich finds himself cut off from Russia, and in 1920 he goes to America. His three-year tour of US cities, exhibitions, establishing of a museum in New York, numerous lectures and publications did not only introduce Russian art to the western world, but also influenced the American culture. After one year of living in America Roerich founded the Master Institute of United Arts, declaring art as the power capable of uniting the mankind. The Roerich Pact signed in 1935 in the presence of President Roosevelt by representatives of the Pan-American Union was a declaration of mankind’s responsibility for preservation of culture regardless of borders and political sentiments. “Peace through culture” was the idea of the author’s spiritual and cultural efforts which until today continue to be preserved and promoted by the New York Nicholas Roerich Museum.
Present in routes of categories Atlas, Griffin
Passed by: 13/24 (54%).
By categories:
- Atlas: 6/15 (40%)
- Griffin: 7/9 (78%)