1. Mark Twain on his way around the world in 1897. Happy Mustache Monday.  Photo from NYPL Digital Gallery.

    Mark Twain on his way around the world in 1897. Happy Mustache Monday. 

    Photo from NYPL Digital Gallery.

  2. This week’s Mustache Monday…H.G. Wells and his mustache featured on one of Wills’s Cigarette cards.  Tobacco companies began including cigarette cards in their packaging in 1875 and often depicted famous people of that time. Do you have any collectable cigarette cards? Photo from NYPL Digital Gallery. 

    This week’s Mustache Monday…H.G. Wells and his mustache featured on one of Wills’s Cigarette cards. 

    Tobacco companies began including cigarette cards in their packaging in 1875 and often depicted famous people of that time. Do you have any collectable cigarette cards?


    Photo from NYPL Digital Gallery. 

  3. Here’s to Mustache Monday—video style. John Hodgman, writer, performer, and Library enthusiast (some of you may recognize him from the PC vs. Mac commercials that aired a few years back) sat down with Elizabeth Gilbert at LIVE from the NYPL last year to talk about her great-grandmother’s cookbook, ‘At Home on the Range.’

    Today’s Mustache Monday goes to you John, for so proudly sporting your iconic, and some-what controversial mustache in the interview. Oh yea…and Happy Birthday to you too!

  4. So it’s been over a year now since we started featuring the mustaches of famous men, picked based on their accomplishments and, of course, how they wore their facial hair.

    Most of these images come from the Library’s Digital Gallery, and while there are plenty of images of famous men, there are also plenty of unidentified mustache marvels. They have style too, so why not pay tribute to these mystery men? 

    Here are a few examples - Happy Mustache Monday!

  5. After last weeks’ Mustache Monday with Solomon J. Solomon, we were still feeling the artistic vibe and thought we’d highlight yet another great artist: Georges Jules Victor Clairin. Clairin is a French painter who created many decorative pieces for various public buildings in Paris. He also caught the eye of actress Sarah Bernhardt and became one of her most favored portraitist, creating paintings based on various roles that she played.  (Image: NYPL Digital Gallery.)

    After last weeks’ Mustache Monday with Solomon J. Solomon, we were still feeling the artistic vibe and thought we’d highlight yet another great artist: Georges Jules Victor Clairin.

    Clairin is a French painter who created many decorative pieces for various public buildings in Paris. He also caught the eye of actress Sarah Bernhardt and became one of her most favored portraitist, creating paintings based on various roles that she played. 

    (Image: NYPL Digital Gallery.)

  6. Solomom J. Solomon, a British painter, is best known for his dramatic, theatrical scenes from mythology and the biblical context. Ironically, Solomon painted these scenes out of pure enjoyment. He mainly painted portraits to make ends meet.  NYPL has a great selection of works about Solomon’s work if you are interested in learning more about his style of art.  Happy Mustache Monday! (Image: NYPL Digital Gallery.)

    Solomom J. Solomon, a British painter, is best known for his dramatic, theatrical scenes from mythology and the biblical context. Ironically, Solomon painted these scenes out of pure enjoyment. He mainly painted portraits to make ends meet. 

    NYPL has a great selection of works about Solomon’s work if you are interested in learning more about his style of art. 

    Happy Mustache Monday!

    (Image: NYPL Digital Gallery.)

  7. Hey New Yorkers: Can you tell us who was the first mayor of New York City in 1898 after all five boroughs were consolidated? I’ll give you a hint…He’s the man with the mustache! You’ve guessed right, it’s Robert Anderson Van Wyck, an attorney turned politician, who served as mayor of NYC from 1898 to 1901.  Want to learn more about the mayors of New York City? Check out ‘Part II: The Mayors of Greater New York From 1898’ at NYPL to get the scoop on Mr. Van Wyck and those who followed him! (Image: NYPL Digital Gallery.)

    Hey New Yorkers: Can you tell us who was the first mayor of New York City in 1898 after all five boroughs were consolidated? I’ll give you a hint…He’s the man with the mustache!

    You’ve guessed right, it’s Robert Anderson Van Wyck, an attorney turned politician, who served as mayor of NYC from 1898 to 1901. 

    Want to learn more about the mayors of New York City? Check out ‘Part II: The Mayors of Greater New York From 1898’ at NYPL to get the scoop on Mr. Van Wyck and those who followed him!

    (Image: NYPL Digital Gallery.)

  8. What do mustaches and poetry have in common…Langston Hughes!  Don’t miss our last poetry-themed Mustache Monday in honor of National Poetry Month.  Check out Hughes’ legacy as a poet and activist at NYPL today! (Photo: From Academy of American Poets.)

    What do mustaches and poetry have in common…Langston Hughes! 

    Don’t miss our last poetry-themed Mustache Monday in honor of National Poetry Month. 

    Check out Hughes’ legacy as a poet and activist at NYPL today!

    (Photo: From Academy of American Poets.)

  9. In keeping with this month’s poet-themed Mustache Monday, NYPL features Allen Ginsberg this week, with an interesting cab-side photograph of the poet!

    In keeping with this month’s poet-themed Mustache Monday, NYPL features Allen Ginsberg this week, with an interesting cab-side photograph of the poet!

  10. This week’s Mustache Monday goes to Poet Walt Whitman, courtesy of this fantastic photo from NYPL’s Berg Collection. Happy Mustache Monday! Don’t forget to celebrate National Poetry Month by stopping by a NYPL branch and reading poetry by the likes of Whitman, Longfellow and Shakespeare!

    This week’s Mustache Monday goes to Poet Walt Whitman, courtesy of this fantastic photo from NYPL’s Berg Collection.

    Happy Mustache Monday! Don’t forget to celebrate National Poetry Month by stopping by a NYPL branch and reading poetry by the likes of Whitman, Longfellow and Shakespeare!