Ninja September 21st, 2009

Behemoth and Leviathan, Book of Job, no. 15
The Morgan is hosting an exhibition of over 100 works from poet, painter, and printmaker, William Blake. A New Heaven Is Begun includes his 21 illustrations for the Book of Job, 12 drawings illustrating John Milton’s poems L’Allegro and Il Penseroso, Songs of Innocence and Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul
, and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
.
The show also features recorded readings of Blake’s poetry by Jeremy Irons.
When
A New Heaven Is Begun runs through January 3, 2010
Where
The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street
New York, NY 10016 (map)
Hours
+ Tuesday through Thursday: 10:30AM – 5PM
+ Friday: 10:30AM – 9PM
+ Saturday: 10AM – 6PM
+ Sunday: 11AM – 6PM
Admission
+ $12 Adults
+ $8 Children (under 16), Seniors (65 and over), $8 Students (with current ID)
+ Free to members and children 12 and under (accompanied by an adult)
+ Admission is free on Fridays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Tags: A New Heaven Is Begun, Book of Job, Exhibitions, Illustration, Prints, Songs of Innocence and Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, The Morgan, Watercolor, William Blake