This edition of the New-York Journal of American History includes original essays and papers focusing on the World of Asher B. Durand, an exhibition and symposium presented by the New-York Historical Society in spring, 2007. Durand"s life and work are investigated in the historical context of nineteenth-century America as well as from an art historical point of view. Essays by Linda Ferber, Barbara Novak, Barbara Dayer Gallati, Christine I. Oaklander, Rachel Wadsworth Stazi, Kevin J. Avery, Charles Colbert, Sandra Markham, Rebecca Bedell, Linda Fischer, and Harrison Hunt.