Contacts:

Gloria Gottschalk, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 239
[email protected]

Lauren Erlichman, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 215
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Carole Schaffer, Parsons School of Design
212/229-5314
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Parsons School of Design
Parsons Exhibitions
The Gallery at 2 West 13th Street, NYC
Gallery hours: Weekdays, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Closed Sundays and holidays
For Further Information: 212-229-8987

 

"NEW YORK EXPOSED: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE DAILY NEWS"

Photography exhibition featuring images from the Daily News spanning
the years 1920 – 1999 will be on display at Parsons School of Design

January 23 – February 22, 2002

(New York, NY – December 3, 2001) "A great photograph often reveals the city to the people who share its life," writes Pete Hamill in his introduction to the book, "New York Exposed: Photographs from the Daily News" by Shawn O’Sullivan (Editor) and Pete Hamill (Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, November 2001). One hundred images of New York and New Yorkers from the archives of the Daily News will be on display from January 23 – February 22, 2002 at the Galleries at Parsons School of Design, 2 West 13th Street, NYC. These amazing photographs are more than mere nostalgia. They capture the pulse of life in this great city.

Although the dark glass of September 11 has filtered our view of the past, these pictures celebrate New York as a place constantly remaking itself; a place that has always been threatened by turbulence, crime, disaster and despair, only to be uplifted by bravery, love, laughter, beauty, and sheer chutzpah. When Wall Street was rocked by an anarchist's bomb in 1920, Daily News photographer, Ed Jackson, was there to photograph it. Planes have crashed, ships caught fire, demonstrations turned into riots. Children scoop up wine from the street during prohibition. A fireman saves a baby's life. The Daily News recorded the moment.

These images represent just the tip of the iceberg. With an archive that boasts over 6 million images, the Daily News represents the most comprehensive view of this city in the last century - a vast memory bank of New York. These exposures reveal the skill and versatility of those that made them. Celebrities, always a staple of the tabloid press, abound here, but with a twist: boxer Sugar Ray Robinson on the Broadway stage, Frank Sinatra on a Hoboken fire truck, and a thoughtful John F. Kennedy Jr. in the subway on his first day of work. Many of these images resonate far beyond their original news intent.

A freak snowstorm in the 1930's was a weather picture, but now is a gorgeous study of a city frozen in time: it is a magnificent study of light, movement, nuance. The dead gangster with the cigar still in his mouth has since become an icon for all dead gangsters. A fragile teen is rescued from the top of Grand Central station. The photographer’s shot whatever the assignment of the day called for- sports, crime, daily life, disasters. Frank Hurley could shoot presidents as well as double plays. Charles Hoff recorded crime scenes, as well as a knockout in the ring.

Founded in 1919, the Daily News became a pioneer in photojournalism by running photo essays, by running pictures big, by running pictures as the story, rather than with the story. Founder Joseph Patterson realized the power of the image, and instituted a unique camera culture early on. A finely tuned machine, Daily News photographers sported planes, radio cars, and motorcycles. They became adept not just at getting the picture, but also at taking the picture, revealing themselves to be the equals of their more famous peers, as these images will show, and garnering the entire staff of photographers the 1956 Pulitzer Prize, with the kudo: "Their collective work is a well-rounded coverage of life and death and despair in a great city twenty-four hours a day." This tradition of excellence continues to this day, and now as then, it is great pictures that move the paper.

The Daily News Archive's largest online searchable photo database of more than 2.5 million images can be viewed at www.dailynewspix.com.

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Parsons Exhibitions demonstrate the School's commitment to excellence and innovation in art and design; two galleries, open to the public, are scheduled year-round with exhibitions by Parsons School of Design’s faculty and students and outside artists and designers.

Parsons School of Design, a division of New School University, is one of the largest degree-granting colleges of art and design in the nation. Currently enrolled are about 2,400 undergraduate students, 380 graduate students, and 2,500 non-degree students from all 50 of the United States and from 60 countries. Parsons’ main campuses are located in New York City’s Greenwich Village and Midtown Manhattan. In addition, Parsons has affiliate schools in Paris, France; Kanazawa, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; and the Dominican Republic. Undergraduate degrees are offered in Architectural Design, Communication Design, Design and Management, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Illustration, Integrated Design Curriculum, Interior Design, Photography, and Product Design. Graduate degrees are granted in Architecture, Design and Technology, Lighting Design, Painting, Sculpture, and the History of Decorative Arts. For further information on Parsons, call 212/229-8910 or go to the Web site at www.parsons.edu.

New School University, with 7,000 matriculated students and 25,000 continuing education students, is comprised of seven academic divisions: The New School, the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, Parsons School of Design, Eugene Lang College, Mannes College of Music, the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, and the Actors Studio Drama School, as well as the University's B.F.A. in Jazz and Contemporary Music. New School Online University offers one of the largest selections of online courses in the nation. For further information about admission to New School University, call 877-528-3321 or go to the Web site at www.newschool.edu