Tag: Photography
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119th Street and 5th Avenue
A great photo from 1992 of Bob’s Newsstand, taken at 5th Avenue and 119th Street. It’s a little hard to see, but Bob is standing to the left of the door. Here is that intersection, today: The black and white photo is taken by Katsu Naito and is featured in a Guardian photo essay: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/sep/04/katsu-naito-harlem-1990s-new-york-photo-essay…
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Harlem Woman
A wonderful item on Ebay – a photo of a woman from a Harlem photography studio: It’s on sale on Ebay, HERE. Note the faded name of the studio “The Harlem”: and it’s tough to make out, but the company is listed as S. W. Cor. 124th St. and Third Ave.: Today, that intersection looks…
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Eve Arnold
Eve Arnold, a celebrated fashion photographer, is perhaps best known for her portraits of a nude Marilyn Monroe. Arnold should also be celebrated for the strikingly contemporary portfolio of work she produced in 1950 – the Harlem series. The photos of Black fashion shows caused a sensation. They led to an invitation for Arnold to…
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(100) Faces of Harlem
Make sure to head over to Morningside Park, and stroll along it on the sidewalk next to Morningside Avenue. Along this sidewalk (mounted on the park fence) is a gorgeous photo project that centers on portraying Harlem residents in public and domestic spaces. The exhibition focuses on the beauty of everyday people. Some photos (like…
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Jamel Shabazz Photography
Make sure to get up to the Bronx Museum to see the fantastic photography show of Jamel Shabazz’s work (1980-2020). https://www.bronxmuseum.org/exhibitions/jamel-shabazz-eyes-on-the-street Jamel Shabazz was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of fifteen, he picked up his first camera and started to document his peers. Inspired by photographers Leonard Freed, James Van…
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Summer of Soul Redux?
Summer Of Soul (… Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), the Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson-directed film that won the Oscar and the Grammy for documenting 1969’s now-famed Harlem Cultural Festival, has inspired a reboot of the landmark music event. Ambassador Digital Magazine editor-in-chief Musa Jackson, who attended the 1969 event and appeared in Summer of Soul,…
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Roy DeCarava
Born in Harlem in 1919, Roy DeCarava spent over six decades creating a rich body of work exploring the world around him – the everyday life of his beloved community in New York as well as the famous (and infamous) jazz musicians of the day. DeCarava took pains to place Black lives in the forefront…
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James Van Der Zee
The Studio Museum in Harlem holds a 50,000 item plus archive of negatives and prints of James Van Der Zee Having held the archive for decades, the Studio Museum will now partner with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to manage the prints and negatives by the Van Der Zee, as well as his ephemera and photo equipment. In…
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Drinking Soda
How Calculated: Estimated number of adults who, on average reported having consumed one or more sugary drinks per day, divided by all adults in the area; expressed as a percent. Sugary drinks include soda, sweetened iced tea, sports drinks, fruit punch, and other fruit flavored drinks. (One drink equals 12 ounces). Diet soda, sugar free…
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East Harlem Photojournalist
One of our neighbors, Timothy Fadek, is an amazing photo journalist who has travelled the world, documenting people, the environment, and the political stories that are shaping the 21st century. Timothy’s work on the COVID-19 Pandemic is an amazing reminder of how dire things were during those early days: To see this entire series, and…
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Asthma Prevalence – Adults
How Calculated: Estimated number of adults aged 18 years and older who reported medically diagnosed asthma with symptoms in the last 12 months, divided by all adults and adjusted for age; expressed as percent. Source: New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) Asthma Prevalence – Children ever diagnosed with asthma (ages 0-13 years) How Calculated: Estimated number…
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Dawoud Bey at The Whitney Museum
Dawoud Bey is one of the most innovative and influential photographers of his generation. He has spent more than four decades photographing underrepresented subjects and fostering a dialogue that addresses African American history and contemporary society and politics. Dawoud Bey: An American Project is at the Whitney Museum of American Art until 3 October and features a…
