The Eyes of the City

Starting in 1977, photographer Richard Sandler wandered the streets of Boston and New York, creating photographs that captured the changing city with its dramatic juxtapositions of class and race. The first major retrospective of Sandler’s work is on display at the Bronx Documentary Center through March 26th. The exhibition includes photographs from his monograph The Eyes of the City, other never-before-seen prints from his archive, and three of his films.

Photographer Richard Sandler grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, not too far from the city. Around the age of 11, without telling his parents, he could safely take the subway into Manhattan without trouble. He would go to Hubert's on 42nd Street, which ...

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