The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City Parks
This compelling body of work is the result of a unique commission Meyerowitz received from the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to document, interpret, and celebrate one of the city's greatest legacies: nearly twenty-nine thousand acres of parks in the five boroughs. Through this stunningly rich archive of parks, shorelines, and forests, Meyerowitz's Legacy transports the viewer into the heart of a lush wilderness while contextualizing these corners of nature as an inextricable part of city life today. Meyerowitz is the first photographer to document New York City's parks since the 1930s, when they were photographed as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's WPA program. Click here to buy the book and related products.
Exhibition
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
RSVP required to rsvp@mcny.org www.Mcny.org
Book signing
Friday, December 4, 2009
6:00 - 7:30 pm
International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street, New York, NY
Free and open to the public www.icp.edu
Artist talk and book signing
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
7:00 pm
Strand Bookstore
828 Broadwy at 12th Street, New York, NY
Free and open to the public http://www.strandbooks.com/app/www/p/calendar/
