Event ID # 85819
Date:
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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10:00 am - 6:00 pm
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
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LAST CHANCE TO VIEW “THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BARBARA MENSCH” AT THE SOUTH STREET SEAP
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South Street Seaport Museum
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South Street Seaport Museum
12 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038
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Take advantage of the last opportunity to view a photographic exhibition, rich in New York City history, that spotlights a community and way of life that no longer exist in their original forms.  After nearly 18 months, the retrospective exhibition, “The Photographs of Barbara Mensch,” will close at the South Street Seaport Museum on Wednesday, July 29.  The exhibit opened at the Museum in April 2008. Curated by Thomas Mellins, special projects curator for the Museum of The City of New York, “The Photographs of Barbara Mensch” pays tribute the lost world of Lower Manhattan’s Fulton fish market.  Mensch, a Brooklyn native, honors the tightly knit community of workingmen, many of whom were immigrants or children of immigrants, with a collection of 37 images, mostly taken between 1979-1983. The photos were taken during a time of profound change in Lower Manhattan.  The waterfront below the Brooklyn Bridge was targeted for economic revival spurred by the demolition of important locales in the fish market, existing piers, working storefronts, saloons and hotels in order to make room for new commercial spaces including a shopping mall.  A quarter-century has passed since Mensch photographed the life of this historic New York City institution.  Since then, the Fulton Market has completely disappeared from South Street.   “The Photographs of Barbara Mensch” can be viewed at the South Street Seaport Museum from Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM daily. 

For more information, visit www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org. 

Cost of Admission:General admission: $10Seniors/Students with valid ID: $8Children ages 5-12: $5Children under 5 and Museum Members: FREE