Simple Pleasures: Our Salute to NYC: A City that Lives Large

Simple Pleasures: Our Salute to NYC: a City that Lives Large

“There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.” — Simone de Beauvoir

Frank Horvat, Lexington Ave., New York
Frank Horvat, Lexington Ave., New York, 1983, Archival Pigment Photograph

Diane Arbus, Mildred Dunnock, N.Y.C
Diane Arbus, Mildred Dunnock, N.Y.C, 1964, Silver Gelatin Photograph

William Klein, 4 Heads, New York
William Klein, 4 Heads, New York, 1965, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Harry Benson, Godfather Brando, NYC
Harry Benson, Godfather Brando, NYC, 1971, Archival Pigment Photograph

Stephen Wilkes, Park Avenue, NYC, Day to Night
Stephen Wilkes, Park Avenue, NYC, Day to Night, 2011, Fuji Crystal Archival Photograph

William Witt, Brownstone, 144th Street, New York City
William Witt, Brownstone, 144th Street, New York City, 1939, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph

Robert Frank, NYC
Robert Frank, NYC, 1954, Silver Gelatin Photograph

F.B. Grunzweig, New York At Night Midtown
F.B. Grunzweig, New York At Night Midtown, c. 1960’s, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph

Frank Horvat, Rush Hour, New York, 1983, Archival Pigment Photograph
Frank Horvat, Rush Hour, New York, 1983, Archival Pigment Photograph

Berenice Abbott, New York Stock Exchange
Berenice Abbott, New York Stock Exchange, 1933, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Andreas Feininger, Lower East Side, New York, 1940, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Andreas Feininger, Lower East Side, New York, 1940, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Elliott Erwitt, New York City, C. 1950
Elliott Erwitt, New York City, C. 1950, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Brett Weston, Untitled (Train Overpass, New York)
Brett Weston, Untitled (Train Overpass, New York), 1943, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Diane Arbus, Young Couple In Washington
Diane Arbus, Young Couple in Washington Square Park, NYC, 1965, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Michael Massaia, Deep in A Dream, Central Park Moonrise
Michael Massaia, Deep in A Dream, Central Park Moonrise, 2009, Platinum/Palladium Photograph

Berenice Abbott, West Street
Berenice Abbott, West Street, 1938, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.