Sue Cassidy Clark: The Camera Was My Art

For Met patron and emeritus volunteer Sue Cassidy Clark, photography was a means of sharing her experiences in the jazz clubs of New York and the basketball courts of the NBA. When she realized it was time to let go of her cameras, she decided to donate them to The Met’s Department of Photograph Conservation. Join Sue for an intimate look back at her early days in New York through her photographs, scrapbooks, and cameras.


Contributors


Chief Digital Officer: Douglas Hegley
Executive Producer: Sarah Wambold
Managing Producer and Editor: Ann C. Collins
Director: Ann C. Collins
Editor: Caroline Berler
Cinematographer: Malvika Dang
Production Coordinator: Hayley Theisen
Drone footage: Sandenwolff

Sue Cassidy Clark photographs courtesy of the artist.

Music:
ALI BANISDR
Composed and produced by Austin Fisher

VIEW FROM THE ENCOUNTER
Performed by Steve Rice Combo, Composed by Stephen J Rice,
© Sunset Hill Music

ALL THAT JAZZ
Composed by BeardMusicStock

METROPOLITAN TOUR
Composed and produced by Mark Suozzo
© 2024 Mark My Music (BMI)

AN OLD FASHIONED GIRL
Performed by Steve Rice Combo, Composed by Stephen J Rice
© Sunset Hill Music

Special Thanks: Sue Cassidy Clark; Nora Kennedy, Sherman Fairchild Conservator In Charge, Photograph Conservation; Tess Hamilton; Matthew Ferraguo; West Side YMCA, New York


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