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Author:

Moore, Deborah Dash, 1946- author.

Title:

Walkers in the city : Jewish street photographers of midcentury New York / Deborah Dash Moore.

Publisher:

Three Hillsan imprint of Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Subject:

Photo League--History.
Photo League.
Street photography--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Jewish photographers--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Jewish photographers.
Street photography.
New York (State)--New York.
1900-1999
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.

Contents:

Prologue: Reframing New York -- Toward a New York Document -- Looking -- Letting Go -- Going Out -- Waiting -- Talking -- Selling -- Epilogue: A New York Family Album.

Summary:

"Explores the distinctive urban vision of working-class Jewish photographers in midcentury New York. The work of Jewish photographers at the New York Photo League not only created an archive of vernacular images of city streets but also a distinctive tradition of street photography"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1501768476
9781501768477

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1342784700

LCCN:

2022023459

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)