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Rudy Burckhardt (April 6, 1914 – August 1, 1999) is best known for his photography of New York and other cities.
His signature image explores the quirks of modern urban life, in particular the exuberant life of the streets from the perspective of the pedestrian.
He is also celebrated for canonical portraits of New York artists at work, and for his film and collaborations with leading artists, poets and musicians of the New York School.
This exhibition, however, shows the private, meditative, less known side of Burkhardt's creative personality, what guest curator Vincent Katz describes as "that essential base of solace that facilitated the cosmpolitan flâneur.
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Short film of a statue of an angel by an ornamental pond on a summer's day.
A short, avant-garde movie, starring twelve-year-old ballet student Gwen Thomas, Nymphlight is a lovely blend of fact and fiction, using Bryant Park at the New York Public Library as a stage set for the fantasy inclusion of a certain nymph. A meditation on an ephemeral day in the the life of a park shared by birds, the young and the old.
A travelogue of Port-au-Prince, Haiti concentrating on the daily life and rhythm of tropical island life.
A sightseeing portrait of New York, with lively narration taking the viewer aboard the New York elevated and subway trains. Then the view from the windows becomes slightly abstracted, the voice of the commentator becomes uncertain. Featuring Joseph Cotten (credited 'Cotton') Virginia Nicholson Welles, John Becker and Edwin Denby.