Presents the Museum of the City of New York
Gallery Stock is pleased to introduce four thousand new images from the Museum of the City of New York. This collection is not only a celebration of the rich and inspiring history of New York City but also a poignant portrayal of the trials and triumphs of everyday life. Our tools and toys may be a far cry from what they were at the turn of the century but our simultaneously fragile and enduring human spirit remains the same. These images will inspire and remind you that New Yorkers love, laugh, cry, invent, explore, struggle and survive today, as always. Gallery Stock: yesterday, today and tomorrow‌enjoy.
Nadine Rovner
Federal Art Project
Daisy Lewis
Federal Art Project
Justin Carrasquillo
Federal Art Project
Angus R. Shamal
Federal Art Project
Greg Sorensen
Byron Company
Ross Honeysett
Office of War Information
Hugh Arnold
Federal Art Project
Emily Nathan
Byron Company
Kim Cook
Byron Company
Tim Klein
Byron Company
Martin Crook
Byron Company
Peter Guenzel
Federal Art Project
Holger Pooten
Wurts Brothers
Tim Klein
Byron Company
Johanna Ward
Office of War Information
Massimo Vitali
Federal Art Project
Jill Greenberg
George Miller
Simon Stock
Byron Company
Tom Nagy
Byron Company
Per-Anders Pettersson
Federal Art Project
Brian Shumway
Federal Art Project
Henrik Jauert
Byron Company
Byron Company
COLLECTIONS Federal Art Project The Work Projects Administration (WPA) was created in 1935 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, to provide work relief for the unemployed. Under the auspices of the WPA, the Federal Art Project (FAP) was created specifically to aid visual artists by paying wages for their creative endeavors. In 1943, the Museum of the City of New York received a donation from the WPA/FAP of the negatives from twelve agency-sponsored photographic projects, many of which document the social situation of the ordinary people during the Great Depression. They include Arnold Eagle and David Robbins’s “One Third of a Nation,” documenting poverty in New York; Arnold Eagle’s “Sabbath Studies”; Sid Grossman’s Harlem project; several projects by Andrew Herman, including work on the garment industry, outdoor markets, Coney Island, the construction of the Sixth Avenue subway, and other New York scenes; a project on food in New York by Sol Libshon; David Robbins’s study of the waterfront; and city scene projects by George Herlick and Mark Nadir. Byron Company For half a century, the Byron Company (1892-1942) was one of New York City’s preeminent commercial photography studios. Two major areas of specialization – stage and ship photography – provided steady work for the firm while it pursued thousands of other commissions. Important subjects include New York social elites, street scenes, sports, buildings, and workplaces. Wurts Brothers The Wurts Brother Company (1894-1979) was among the first studios in New York City to specialize in architectural photography. Founded by brothers Norman and Lionel Wurts, the firm earned commissions from numerous New York City architects, developers, and contractors. They documented the construction of such landmarks as the Woolworth Building and Rockefeller Center. This collection of digital images includes all of the glass plate and flexible negatives housed at the Museum of the City of New York. Office of War Information The collection was gathered by the U.S. Office of War Information’s Overseas Branch in 1944 and used to form two traveling exhibitions on New York City highlighting the city’s infrastructure and the quality of life of the average citizen. Subjects include such landmarks as the Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, Grand Central Terminal, and Washington Square Park, as well the subway and bus systems, street life, educational facilities, and factory workers. George Miller An inspiring body of work by an unknown New York talent.
Federal Art Project
Byron Company
Wurts Brothers
Office of War Information
George Miller
Byron Company
Byron Company
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