TODD WEBB @ THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

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TODD WEBB @ THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

March 8th, 2017 by fstop

“LaSalle at Amsterdam” 1946 / © Todd Webb Archive

TODD WEBB – A CITY SEEN: TODD WEBB’S POSTWAR NEW YORK, 1945-1960
APRIL 20 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

OPENING RECEPTION: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 6 PM – 8 PM

“American photographer Todd Webb (1905-2000) was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. After losing all his money in the Stock Market Crash of 1929, he embarked on a seven-year adventure prospecting for gold and working as a fire ranger but had little success. After returning to Detroit in 1938, Webb bought his first camera and joined the Chrysler Camera Club where he met photographer Harry Callahan. In 1940 he and Callahan completed a 10-day workshop with Ansel Adams and Webb’s fascination with the medium flourished.

After honing his skills as a Navy photographer in the South Pacific during World War II, Webb moved to New York in 1946 where he dedicated himself to photographing the everyday life and architecture of a city that captivated him. He enjoyed significant support from the New York photo community including luminaries Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O’Keeffe, Walker Evans and Berenice Abbott, to name a few. Stieglitz introduced him to Beaumont Newhall who helped arrange his first major solo exhibition of his New York City photographs curated by Grace Mayer. I See A City opened at the Museum of the City of New York in September 1946 to glowing notices.”

THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
THE CURATOR GALLERY
1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York, NY 10029

Location: New York, United States Type: Exhibition

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