Coney Island, 1947. © Sid Grossman The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936-1951 Exhibition on view: November 4, 2011–March 25, 2012

The Jewish Museum of New York will be exhibiting The Radical Camera, a collection of photographs from the influential Photo League. Based in New York City, The Photo League consisted of young, politically progressive artists (many of whom were first generation Jewish Americans) that were shooting from the mid 1930s to the early 1950s. Interested in capturing their direct surroundings, League members documented the urban landscape of New York City during the turbulent times of the late Depression, World War II, and early Cold War eras.

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