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Ron Meisel photographs of Coney Island

Call Number

PR 377

Date

2005-2008, inclusive

Creator

Meisel, Ron, 1952-

Extent

3.5 Linear feet in 1 oversize flat folder

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

This collection consists of 10 color photographs of Coney Island, taken by photographer Ron Meisel (1952-) between 2005 and 2007. Images include amusement park attractions and participants in the annual Mermaid Parade. Also included is a small exhibition catalog, "Greetings from Coney Island" from a 2008 exhibition of Meisel's photographs at the Brooklyn Public Library.

Biographical / Historical

Photographer Ron Meisel was born in New York City in 1952. He worked as a computer programmer and consultant form 1972-2001. Meisel joined the Soho Photo Gallery, a cooperative photography gallery, in 2003, and began photographing Coney Island in 2004.

Arrangement

The photographs are arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 10 color photographs of Coney Island, taken by photographer Ron Meisel (1952-) between 2005 and 2007. Images include amusement park attractions and participants in the annual Mermaid Parade on the boardwalk. Also included is a small exhibition catalog, "Greetings from Coney Island" from a 2008 exhibition of Meisel's work at the Brooklyn Public Library.

Eight of the photographs are panoramic photos taken on color negative film and scanned on an Epson scanner. All of the photos were printed on archival paper using an Epson 4800 printer with Epson Ultrachrome K3 inks. The 8 panoramic photos measure 17"x42" and the remaining 2 photos measure 17"x22".

Access Restrictions

Open to qualified researchers by appointment only.

Use Restrictions

Permission to reproduce any Department of Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections holdings through publication must be obtained from: Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 288. rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org

Preferred Citation

The collection should be cited as: Ron Meisel Photographs of Coney Island, PR 377, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.

Credit line should read: © [date], Ron Meisel

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift/Purchase 2007.

Five photographs were purchased and five photographs were the gift of the artist, Ron Meisel.

Collection processed by

Marybeth Kavanagh

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:47:40 -0400.
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Language: English

Processing Information

These photographs were previously part of the N-YHS Collection of Geographic Images PR 20 [formerly Geographic File]. They were removed and processed by Archivist Marybeth Kavanagh, January 2019.

Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024