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Starred Review on March 1, 2018 | Arts and Humanities
Detroit native Webb (1905–2000) headed straight to New York City after being discharged from the navy in 1945, camera in hand. The photographer arrived just in time to document soon-to-disappear landmarks such as the Third Avenue El (and its intriguing, shadowy underside), semidemolished Harlem slums, and the streetcars that crisscrossed the city. He also absorbed the vital street life of midcentury New York, snapping photos of peddlers, children frolick...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
