Louis Armstrong House in NYC hires Virginia museum official as its curator
Posted Oct 1, 2012 04:29:11 PM.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Louis Armstrong House Museum in New York City has hired its first curator.
David L. Reese most recently has served as resident director of Gunston Hall in Mason Neck, Va. The historic site is the former home of founding father George Mason.
From 1987 to 2002, Reese was curator of Gracie Mansion, the New York City mayor’s official residence. He also was chief officer of the Gracie Mansion Conservancy.
The Louis Armstrong House became a National Historic Landmark in 1976. The museum opened to the public in 2003.
Louis and Lucille Armstrong bought the house in 1943. The jazz great lived there until his death, in 1971.
Artifacts in the house include a portrait of Armstrong painted by the singer Tony Bennett.
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Online: http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/
