Reanimating Theater: The Photography of Friedman-Abeles
New York Public Library
Shelby Cullom Davis Museum, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
https://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/reanimatingtheaterPrice
Free
Event Dates
Mar 18, 2024
Mar 25, 2024
Apr 01, 2024
Apr 08, 2024
Apr 15, 2024
Apr 22, 2024
Apr 29, 2024
May 06, 2024
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Jul 01, 2024
Jul 08, 2024
Jul 15, 2024
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Aug 05, 2024
Aug 12, 2024
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Aug 26, 2024
Sep 02, 2024
Sep 09, 2024
Sep 16, 2024
Sep 23, 2024
When
10:30 AM– 8:00 PM
From 1954–1970, the studio of Friedman-Abeles photographed the majority of the plays and musicals on Broadway. Although their black and white images are familiar to fans and historians, the studio also photographed many shows in color, and the Library for the Performing Arts received them as color slides. The cost of reproducing these images in the pre-digital era meant that, aside from a few selections in record album liner notes or on magazine covers, these photographs have never been seen before. Over the last three years the Library has digitized all of the negatives for dozens of shows along with most of the color slides in the collection. These images are showcased in a unique way in this exhibition.
Image: Friedman-Abeles