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Outer Boroughs
New York beyond Manhattan
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This book will appeal to photography enthusiasts, fans of urban culture and history, and readers interested in the rich, everyday life of New York City's lesser-known neighbourhoods beyond Manhattan.
Outer Boroughs: New York beyond Manhattan is not concerned with documentation, the way things look, but with "thusness" -- the feel of a place at a particular moment. Each image represents a certain time in a certain part of a certain city where, he has found, even in unlikely neighborhoods there are occasions for beauty.
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Outer Boroughs: New York beyond Manhattan continues the tradition -- actually the several traditions -- of photography in New York City. The predecessors of William Meyers worked almost entirely in Manhattan, but he worked in the other four boroughs -- Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Most of his pictures were taken on anonymous streets where the people of the place live and go about their business; they represent the quotidian, not the spectacular. They are the outer boroughs of the spirit as well as of the physical city.
The work is not concerned with documentation, the way things look, but with "thusness" -- the feel of a place at a particular moment. Each image represents a certain time in a certain part of a certain city where, he has found, even in unlikely neighbourhoods there are occasions for beauty.
In 2008, the New York Public Library purchased a portfolio of 86 prints for its permanent collection. Other prints are in the collections of the Museum of the City of New York and the New-York Historical Society.
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Reviews praise Meyers for illuminating the overlooked charm of New York's outer boroughs through intimate street scenes and portraits. Another Magazine highlights the book as a visual record of the city's evolving, vibrant history. The Guardian notes Meyers’ gritty and insightful portrayal of residents, with his photography validated by major New York institutions. His images convey character, attitude, and genuine emotional connection to the city’s diverse people.
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ISBN: 9788862084017
Publisher: Damiani
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 March 2015
Country: Italy
Imprint: Damiani
Illustration: Illustrated in black and white throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 220.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 990g
Pages: 192
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