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Art: Photography

Download a Free Met Podcast Today: Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein's New York Photographs, 1950–1980

When

June 7, 2010 – Oct 24, 2010

Daily

Where

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)

1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St

212.535.7710

Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.

Price

Free

The Metropolitan Museum of Art says…

In excerpts from a 1988 archival recording, photographer Leon Levinstein talks about his work and the experience of photographing in the streets of New York. The excerpts are introduced by curator Jeff Rosenheim and filmmaker-photographer Jem Cohen. This podcast accompanies the special exhibition Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein's New York Photographs, 1950–1980, on view at the Met through October 17.

To download the podcast, click here. Image: Leon Levinstein (American, 1910–1988). Untitled, New York City, 1960s–70s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Gary Davis, 2007 © Howard Greenberg Gallery