Being

Michael Spano
Untitled [Man reading, motor scooter], 1995
Gelatin silver print
2020.10.594
 

Ken Heyman
Willie, 1962
Gelatin silver print
2020.10.195

Christine Osinski
Swimmer, New York, 1985
Gelatin silver print
2020.10.295

Dona Ann McAdams
Butch Boxing, Williamsburg, Brooklyn [From the series “Williamsburg, Brooklyn Portfolio”], 1978
Gelatin silver print
2020.10.274

William Klein
To Van Cortlandt Park, 1955
Gelatin silver print
2020.10.219

Louis Stettner
Penn Station, Car #9, c. 1958
Gelatin silver print
2020.10.625

Philip-Lorca diCorcia
Alice [Alice Rose George], 1987
Chromogenic development print
2020.10.73

Philip-Lorca diCorcia, a native of Hartford, Connecticut, currently lives in New York City. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston with other notable New York-based photographers David Armstrong and Nan Goldin. Beginning in the 1980s, he created an influential body of work that blurred the lines between fact and fiction, blending a documentary style with staged photography techniques. The resulting photographs, often depicting mundane moments of life, are known for their dramatic cinematic quality. This image of noted writer, curator, and photography editor Alice Rose George exemplifies the taut psychological quality of diCorcia staged tableaux.

Ethan Levitas
Untitled #49 [From the series “This Is Just To Say”], 2008
Chromogenic development print
2020.10.232

Ethan Levitas
Untitled #91 [From the series “This Is Just To Say”], 2006
Chromogenic development print
2020.10.243