Tag Archives: New York City

Seen on the Street

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Leon Levinstein, [Women, India], ca. 1979 (2008.94.5) Leon Levinstein, [Man on bicycle] (2010.113.10) Leon Levinstein, St. Marks Place, 1968 (2011.53.5) Leon Levinstein, Times Square, 1985 (2011.53.33) Street photographer Leon Levinstein (American, 1910-1988) came to New York in the 1940s and … Continue reading →

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Happy Centennial, Grand Central!

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Grand Central Station, despite all the opposition it received from its owner, The Penn Central Railroad, is and will remain a landmark in New York. Larry Silver, Grand Central Station, New York, 1952 (50.1984) Beautifully conceived by William J. Wilgus … Continue reading →

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Using Central Park

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Over the years Central Park has been used for many purposes: Bruce Davidson, Central Park, New York City, 1960 (2011.2005) Ernst Haas, Who has the floor? (Central Park), 1972 (79.1976) Tod Papageorge, Alice in Wonderland, 1978 (886.2000) W. Eugene Smith, Central … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

Dan Weiner, New Year’s Eve, Times Square, New York City, 1951 (979.1974) Leon Levinstein, Times Square, New York City, New Year’s Night, 1970 (2011.53.43)

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

Weegee, [Inflating Santa Claus for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York], November 21, 1940 (3076.1993) Weegee, [Female cab driver with Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade clown, New York], ca. 1942 (3078.1993) Will today’s parade look much different from the ones … Continue reading →

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The Destruction of Lower Manhattan by Danny Lyon

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

In 1966 and 1967, Danny Lyon documented the demolition of hundreds of buildings to make way for the construction of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. In addition to photographing the buildings and their interiors, Lyon also made portraits of … Continue reading →

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“Trick Mirror Shows Some Human Conceits”

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

Yale Joel, [Woman checking eyelid in trick mirror, lobby of Broadway movie theater, Times Square, New York], 1946 (1930.2005) Yale Joel, [Man adjusting overcoat and grimacing, while looking in trick mirror, lobby of Broadway movie theater, Times Square, New York], 1946 … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth of July!

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

Throughout the 1940s, American Jewish social service organizations provided assistance to recent immigrants. Some, including New York’s Educational Alliance, incorporated flag-waving exercises as a component of their Americanization and education efforts. Roman Vishniac, [Boy holding American flag, New York], 1940s © Mara Vishniac … Continue reading →

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Unrestricting the Normative

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Weegee, Youth is always beautiful, ca. 1945 Weegee, Girls at the bar, ca. 1946 Weegee, Dancing is free in Central Park, ca. 1938

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Happy Passover!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Happy Passover! Young women eating matzoh and singing Passover songs at a community seder, Educational Alliance, New York City, 1949 ©Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography Roman Vishniac’s recently discovered negatives documenting American Jewish communal life and social … Continue reading →

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