— EXPLORE COLLECTION —
Introduction to the Cuyler Mohawk Museum
There are more than 3,000 items located at the Cuyler Mohawk Museum. Browse the full directory below — bold items are in the museum's collections; italic items are not-on-site collections.
View Full Virtual Museum →The items marked "on-site" in this Directory are shown individually on selected pages. The 20,000 images on the website that are not part of the Museum's contents are marked "not-on-site" in this Directory.
These items can be seen by visitors through appointments or on days the museum is open to the public. Each Directory entry indicates whether the items are on-site or not-on-site.
The website for the Cuyler Mohawk Museum is ModerneAmerica.com. Old photographs, paintings with incorrect coloring — newspapers and magazines have their images and printing enhanced to assure readability.
The Building & Museum Spaces
- Museum Outside Images — Building When Bought
- The Mohawks & Cuyler Church History
- Mohawks On-Site
- Mohawks of Brooklyn — 50 pages
- Mohawk Original Art (not-on-site)
- Building When Bought — Outside Images
- Claire Klarewicz-Okser — All Design and Work on Building
- First Floor
- Second Floor
- Third Floor
- Lower Level — Afro- & Chinese American
- New Kitchen Construction & Details
- New Hallway Construction & Details
Art & Design Collections
- Art Work on Display
- Museum's Outside Art Collection
- Vintage Art Deco Misc.
- Vintage Mid-Century Misc.
- Furniture
- Lighting
- Danish Modern
- Michael J. Smith Collection
- Vintage Sculpture
- Vintage Chalkware
- Vintage Glassware
- Vintage Pottery
- Vintage Hood Ornaments
- Vintage Die-Cast Cars
- Vintage Pinups
- Vintage Barware
- Vintage Umbrellas
- Mannequins
- Leo & Diane Dillon — Excerpts from 10 Books
- Prices for Furniture & Lighting, 2018 — 3,200 new Items
Claire Art — Original Works
Black & African American Collection
- Introduction to Black and African American
- African Sculptures & Ceramics
- Original Black Art — Mostly Art Deco and Mid-Century; Mostly Vintage
- History Related 1
- History Related 2
- History Related 3
- History Related 4
- History Related 5
- Artists Born Before 1950 — 1
- Artists Born Before 1950 — 2
- Poets & Autobiographies 1
- Poets & Autobiographies 2
- Music and Film Related 1–6
- Related Artwork by Non-Black Artists 1 & 2
- Wyeth, Hirschfeld, …
- Photos — Schools & Segregation
- Magazines, Related 1 & 2
- Quilts
- Showgirls, Models
- Negro League Sports
- Hambone Boxing
- Quotations — 6 sections (Hank Aaron through Whitney Young, Jr.)
- Malcolm X Collection
- Leo & Diane Dillon — List of 600+ African American Artists
Chinese American Collection
- Chinese American Artists — 500
- Chinese Art Deco & Mid-Century ON-SITE
- Chinese Photos
- Chinese American Made — Chinese Design, Rugs, Lamps, …
- Chinese 1: Chinese Art Deco & Mid-Century Misc.
- Chinese 2: Chinese Art Deco & Mid-Century Pulp Mag.
- Chinese 3: Chinese Art Deco & Mid-Century Misc.
- Chinese 4: Mostly Art Deco & Mid-Century
- Chinese Restaurants 1 & 2
- Chinese Restaurant Ware
- Chinese Cookbooks 1970
- Chinese Cookbooks Pre-1970 & French
- Chinese-American History & Vintage Graphics
- Trade Cards — 50 Maxims — On-Site
- Trade Cards — 100 — Horrors of War — On-Site
- Chinese History — 50 pages & Chinese Graphics
- Swami X — 45 Pages, 14 Minute Tape
Museum Spaces
Museum Display Overview
Lower Level Display
Lower Level Floor Display
Office Display Shelf
Lower Level Close Up
Lower Level Floor Display — Full View
Office Display Shelf — Full View
Black Americana Items
Visit the Full Virtual Museum
The complete online museum with all 20,000+ images is available at ModerneAmerica.com. Visit in person at 358 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217.