East Harlem : the post war years / Leo Goldstein ; preface by Juan Gonzalez ; introduction by A.D. Coleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldstein, Leo, 1901-1972, photographer.

Contributor:

González, Juan, 1947- writer of preface.

Coleman, A. D., writer of introduction.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

East Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--20th century--Pictorial works.

New York (N.Y.)--Pictorial works.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Manners and customs.

New York (State)--New York.

New York (State)--New York--East Harlem.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

159 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, NY : powerHouse Books, 2019.

Summary:

For some 70 years, Leo Goldstein's 'East Harlem' body of work remained mostly untouched and unseen. The silver gelatin prints were catalogued in 2016, and a selection is gathered here for the first time. The photographs were taken over a number of years, beginning in 1949 when Goldstein was a member of the Photo League. The 'East Harlem' corpus, edited by Régina Monfort, represents an important and unique addition to the photographic history of New York City. Because there are no negatives in existence, it was of particular importance to preserve the images in book form and make them available to the public. The selected images reflect the postwar years in the East Harlem community, which would grow into a center of Puerto Rican culture and life in the U.S. From the families portrayed gathering on stoops, to the kids at their shoeshine stations, to youths playing ball in the streets, to posters on neighborhood walls, Goldstein's images of East Harlem provide a window into the socio-economic, cultural, and political landscape of the time.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1576879305

9781576879306

OCLC:

1083224091