Photography

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A Chinese woman stirs food in a bowl while watching a Chinese soap opera. She is sitting on a bed in an apartment.
October 26, 2018 - March 24, 2019

Interior Lives

Contemporary Photographs of Chinese New Yorkers
Taken in a mirror’s reflection, a woman uses a compact mirror to apply makeup, while photographer stands behind her watching
Traveling

Through a Different Lens

Explore the compelling and unusual photographs of New York City created by legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick during his time as a staff photographer at Look magazine.
From an elevated platform, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a gathered crowd of journalists in New York City
January 13 - June 24, 2018

King in New York

Discover this civil rights leader’s connection to the city.
A group of children and teenagers hold hands in a circle as they run around a playground sprinkler
Traveling

A City Seen

Visit post-World War II New York City through the timeless work of Todd Webb, a photographer who captured the people and places of the city from 1945 -1960.
April 12 - August 7, 2011

Joel Grey

A New York Life
December 20, 2011 - May 6, 2012

Police Work

Photographs by Leonard Freed, 1972-1979