Admission is free.
From Edward Hopper's study of lonely passengers riding the El to John Albok's luminous photo of Coney Island sunbathers, these prints and photographs tell a compelling story of the denizens of New York City over the past century. Dating from 1905 to World War II, the prints on view record New Yorkers of all ages and social strata. The life-affirming, often boisterous prints, attest to the vibrancy of city life, while the accompanying captions provide insight into the history behind the prints and the circumstances that appalled, excited, moved, or amused the artists. The first wave, students from the Philadelphia Art Academy, included John Sloan, who made a lifelong commitment to printmaking. Sloan's own commentary sheds light on a number of etchings in the exhibition.