“1964 FALL OCCUPANCY” Times Sq. 1986
During the later years of Robert Moses New York lost Penn Station and that was a great loss. In or around 1962 this small and seemingly inconsequential building was also slated for demolition, but somehow survived for another quarter century! I was thrilled when I saw this sign predicting the demise of this small structure. Even if I felt like the little building was Davey vs. Goliath, it really was just a case of something old surviving against the odds for a few more years than it was suppose to…
©Matt Weber
Empire State Building 1986
The Empire State Building has always been the one for me. I know the Chrysler is more beautiful and the World Trade was taller, but this building has meant New York to me since I was a kid. This view was also important to me since as a child I always enjoyed reading all the names of the different countries on the round porcelain signs, which lined both sides of “The Avenue of the Americas”
A large signed print might not be a terrible Christmas gift (How’s that for a sales pitch?)
©Matt Weber
“Flower Girl” 2007
I guess if I’m going to try and hawk prints on the net, I should occasionally offer ones which have a chance of selling…This picture makes me happy and has won numerous awards. Well, if I had entered it into a few trivial contests it might have held its own, but I’m just rambling on as I often do when I find myself in the uncomfortable position of having to try and sell my work…
12×18 prints available at a price which won’t hurt as much as my dentist, and will cost less than he charges for a cleaning. Maybe I should find another guy but he’s Derek Jeter’s dentist and I feel I deserve the best too.
©Matt Weber
“By Any Means Necessary” Harlem 1987 (New Scan)
I remember being so excited when I took this torn poster shot of Malcolm X. Wow, I was into something cool and cutting edge…Shortly thereafter I bought a copy Walker Evans American photographs and saw his “Minstrel Showbill” picture from 50 years earlier, and got bitchslapped back to reality…
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