About the Gallery

The late Miki Stiles, MFA established Agora Gallery in 1984 to provide an opportunity to artists who are entering the New York art market. As an artist she faced many hardships while attempting to exhibit her art and wanted to help her fellow artists in their struggle. Ms.. Stiles was a visionary who founded the gallery on the principle that all artists, particularly emerging artists, are in need of enhancing their artist biographies/CV through gallery representation and exhibitions, in order to advance their artistic careers. Today Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district, close to the Chelsea Museum of Fine Art and the DIA Center for the Arts (map and directions). The gallery is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, and for providing quality and original art to a discerning collector base. Agora Gallery is dedicated to serving both artists and collectors, and offers a wide spectrum of art programs, including: Exhibitions - A dynamic schedule of collective and annual fine art exhibitions, open to the public and featuring the work of our talented artists. The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition – an annual fine art competition with entries from around the world that are juried by experienced prominent art experts and museum curators. The gallery introduces the juror-selected artists to the New York Art scene, through an exhibition promotional activities both online and in print

Henry McCarty

Born in New York City, Billy the Kid (also known as William Antrim and William H. Bonney) moved west and became one of the most famous outlaws in American history. The precise details of his exploits remain sketchy, but it is generally agreed that Billy the Kid was quick with his gun and his temper, and he proved to be an expert at escaping from small-town jails. Billy the Kid was already a veteran thief, cattle rustler and shootist when he became involved in land disputes in the New Mexico territory in the 1870s. Billy threw in with an Englishman, John Tunstall, who was involved in a turf war (called the Lincoln County War) between land and cattle barons in the newly settled territory. When Tunstall was murdered in 1878, Billy hunted down his killers, including Sheriff William Brady, and killed them. The Kid nearly got on the right side of the law in 1879, arranging to surrender and receive a pardon in exchange for his testimony against others, but the pardon never quite arrived and he went on the lam again. In 1881 he was arrested, tried and convicted of murder. But Billy the Kid escaped, killing two deputies in the process, but was hunted down three months later and shot to death by Sheriff Pat Garrett.

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Pat Garrett's book The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid helped seal the legend of both the sheriff and the outlaw... Some legends say Billy the Kid killed 21 men in his 21 years, but that is probably an exaggeration; the exact number of his victims is unknown, but probably numbers between four and a dozen... In the Sam Peckinpah movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid(1973), Bob Dylan has a small role; his song "Knocking on Heaven's Door" is from the movie. Kris Kristofferson played Billy the Kid in the same film... Paul Newman also played Billy the Kid in the 1958 film The Left Handed Gun... New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson considered pardoning Billy the Kid, but announced on his last day in office, 31 December 2010, that he would not issue a pardon.

New York has one of the most extensive and one of the oldest transportation infrastructures in the country. Engineering difficulties because of the terrain of the state and the unique issues of the city brought on by urban crowding have had to be overcome since the state was young. Population expansion of the state generally followed the path of the early waterways, first the Hudson Riverand then the Erie Canal. Today, railroad lines and the New York State Thruway follow the same general route. The New York State Department of Transportation is often criticized for how they maintain the roads of the state in certain areas and for the fact that the tolls collected along the roadway have long passed their original purpose.

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the north and west, and Quebec to the north. The state of New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from the city of New York.New York City, with a population of over 8.1 million, is the most populous city in the United States. It is known for its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center, and for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, it is also a destination of choice for many foreign visitors. Both the state and city were named for the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.