Federal Court Gallery in Brooklyn tells the history of incarcerated girls in New York
Incorrigibles exhibition on display at Brooklyn Federal Court through Jan. 11
A new art gallery depicting the history of incarcerated women in New York over the last 100 years opened at the federal court in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday titled “Bearing Witness: Incorrigible Girls of New York.”
The display, located in the courthouse lobby’s Hon. Charles P. Sifton Gallery, features artwork from artists Alison Cornyn, Beth Thielen, Diana Weyman and Aaliyah Mandley.
“There were institutions for girls, for orphans, for men, for boys, for people with intellectual disabilities, people who were hidden away and became unnoticed,” said Hon. Robert Levy, who curates the courthouse’s gallery. “It is through the work of artists like Alison and others that their stories come to life for us otherwise they would be forgotten.”