A new exhibit takes a fresh look at Frank Sinatra, on the 100th anniversary of his birth. It's at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. NY1's Roger Clark filed this report.

Before he was the crooning, chairman of the board, he was Francis Albert Sinatra of Hoboken, New Jersey—dapper even as a boy. It was the beginning of an incredible life in song and film for the performer known as Ol' Blue Eyes. 

"You know it's him by the first measure. There's no question. The minute you hear him singing, it's 'Oh, that's Frank,'" says executive director of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jacqueline Davis.

The jukebox is part of, Sinatra: An American Icon exhibition at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. It marks 100 years since his birth, curated by the library along with the Grammy Museum and the Sinatra Family. His children’s involvement involvement allowed for a variety of personal items from pajamas and golf clubs to photos and home movies capturing Sinatra in private moments with his family. 

"You really get a sense from birth to death of this man, Frank Sinatra, the icon," Davis says.

You will find out that Sinatra won an Oscar in 1945 for a short film called The House I live In, which teaches kids about the evils of antisemitism. Here's the Capitol Records studio where he recorded many classics, his favorite drink Jack Daniels nearby. Sinatra loved to paint too, gifting his work to the people he loved. 

"He only painted for pleasure, more for relaxation. He never sold any of his work. It was all for gifts to friends and family," says Caitlin Whittington, graphic and exhibition designer for NYPL for the Performing Arts.

Not only do you get a chance to hear a bunch of Frank Sinatra classics here, but you can sing one too. 

Probably a good idea the way I sing. Hopefully Frank would approve. Sinatra is a performer who's body of work has reached several generations, and this proves his legacy remains strong. 

"Everybody has a different connection to him and it's all right here to grab onto. It's very exciting," Davis says.

You can explore this exhibit your way, through September 4. 

For more information visit nypl.com/sinatra.