
White Rose Bar sign from the 4th floor window of 821 Sixth Avenue (ca. 1957-1964),
by W. Eugene Smith (Photograph courtesy of the W Eugene Smith archive at the Centre for Creative Photography, University of Arizona/Heirs of W Eugene Smith )
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W. Eugene Smith’s view from 821 Sixth Avenue, circa 1957
The W. Eugene Smith and the Jazz Loft Project, photos exhibited at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center last year. But you may still listen to the entire ten-part Sarah Fishko’s episodes, produced by WNYC, here.
Related:
On and Off the Walls: W. Eugene Smith’s Bohemian Life (The New Yorker)
Mingus, Monk and Mailer: W Eugene Smith’s Jazz Loft photographs (Guardian UK)