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Join us in celebration of local legend and photographer
ALEX HARSLEY OF 4TH ST PHOTO GALLERY.

JULY 17TH 5:00 – 8:00PM
E 4th St between Bowery & 2nd Ave
Join us for free food, documentary interviews, photo gallery,
performance by Brigitte Barnett-Loftis and the chance to
share YOUR story as part of the On This Spot program.
This event is FREE!

Alex Harsley has lived and worked on the block since the 1970s, and has been documenting life in NYC since the 1950s. His astonishing archive includes street photography of the Lower East Side, Coney Island and Harlem, among others, as well as event and portrait photography with a particular focus on Black luminaries including John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughn, Coretta Scott King, Angela Davis and many, many others.

Questions? Email JasmineM@nytw.org

This event is part of New York Theatre Workshop’s WORK OUT! Program.

Special thanks to the Mellon Foundation for championing the WORK OUT! Program and FAB NYC for their support.

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