Under the El at the Battery by Berenice Abbott

Sherri Krazl People, Structures, Transportation 0

Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991)
Under the El at the Battery, photographed 1932,
printed 1986
Silver gelatin print
Gift of Edward and Isabel Kezur
1988.22

Abbott
Silver gelatin print

Freedom in Black and White: The Making of a Photographer-Activist [Virtual]

Artist Steve Shapiro, Chicago, Illinois

Thu, Oct 15 | 6-7:15 P PM

EVENT ACCESS

Photojournalist Steve Schapiro is best known for his civil rights photographs. His most recognizable images are of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project (Freedom Summer) and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.

He is also an acclaimed celebrity and film set photographer. Schapiro will discuss his work in the context of American social history.

This lecture is co-sponsored with the Contemporary Art Forum.