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Rudy Burckhardt (American, born Switzerland, 1914–1999). [Man in Pinstriped Suit and Magazine Rack, New York City], 1939. Gelatin silver print; 5 1/8 x 3 9/16 in. (13 x 9.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Florance Waterbury Bequest, 1972 (1972.585.57).
© Estate of Rudy Burckhardt
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New York, N. Why?: Photographs by Rudy Burckhardt, 1937–1940
September 23, 2008–January 4, 2009
The Howard Gilman Gallery
In the late 1930s, Rudy Burckhardt—then a recent émigré to America from Switzerland—created what are today considered to be some of the greatest photographs of New York ever made. This exhibition will present in its entirety a unique album (acquired by the Museum in 1972) of 67 now-classic images of street furniture, outdoor advertising, and pedestrians, selected and sequenced by Burckhardt in 1940.
Accompanied by a facsimile edition of the album.
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