March 11, 2026
Tag: Thomas Mott Osborne
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Inside Sing Sing Prison and The Mutual Welfare League
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Forty miles north of New York City, “up the Hudson River,” Sing Sing Prison got a new warden in 1915. Thomas Mott Osborne ushered in a wave of penal reform. Out went the lockstep, in came (limited) prisoner self-governance. T. Fred Robbins, a nearby photographer and constable, was allowed to document many of the changes…
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January 8, 2026 3 Comments
Museum postcards in today’s world are more souvenirs than vehicles for messages. They do however serve a valuable purpose – they introduce newcomers to art they would never see in its original format. And they help us learn!