Alongside our headlining William Klein exhibition, Peter Fetterman is pleased to present a group show celebrating 20th-century New York City. Long recognized as the epicenter of street photography — a place where the medium expanded, redefined itself, and captured the pulse of American urban life, New York contains a full spectrum of human experience.
Harsh light and deep shadow shaped the city’s visual language, alternately revealing and withholding, casting figures into brilliance or obscurity. Working within these conditions — from dim subway corridors to sun-blasted avenues — demanded more than skill. It required instinct, patience, and an unwavering eye for the unexpected.
Here, works by Ruth Bernhard, Harry Callahan, Ted Croner, Bruce Davidson, Martin Elkort, Louis Stettner, Sabine Weiss, Charles Harbutt, , Louis Faurer, stand together in conversation — each offering their own interpretation of the city’s rhythm, tension, and wonder. This exhibition is a tribute to New York in all its contradiction: restless, electric, and endlessly alive.
