Contacts:
Gloria Gottschalk, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 239
[email protected]
Lauren Erlichman, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 215
[email protected]
Carole Schaffer, Parsons School of Design
212/229-5314
[email protected]
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 OSullivan (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 photographers 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 Designs 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 Citys
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