CAT DWYER'S PHOTOS: ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' SHOWCASE, 2/26/13

Cat Dwyer’s photos taken at the Artists Without Walls’ Showcase, The Cell Theatre, 2/26/12. The names of those pictured appear below the photo.

 

Jim Rodgers and Jack O'Connell
Jim Rodgers and Jack O’Connell

 

Koro
Koro

 

Marissa and Niall McKay
Marissa and Niall McKay

 

Bertha Hope and Antoinette Montague
Bertha Hope and Antoinette Montague

 

Brendan Connellan
Brendan Connellan

 

Mary McPartlan
Mary McPartlan

 

Kathleen Hill
Kathleen Hill

 

Stephanie Silber
Stephanie Silber

 

Seamus Scanlon
Seamus Scanlon

 

MORE CAT DWYER PHOTOS FROM THE ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS LAUNCH 1/29/2013

Jack O’Connell lamenting to Mr. Tumulty the neighborhood’s transformation from upscale to “Desolation Row.”

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Marni Rice presenting  “Have You Seen My Son.”

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Dancer/choreographer Xio Evans is the director and founder of The Experimental Dance Theater of Puerto Limon.

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Marni Rice and Xio Evans

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Playwright/novelist Honor Molloy reading Samuel Beckett

Honor Molloy

 

“Highway Star” Billy Barrett kicked off the evening.

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Tara O’Grady and Niamh Hyland closed the evening. Here Tara sings “Summertime,” Billy Holiday style. 

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LEWIS HINE'S PHOTOS: IMMIGRANTS, CHILDREN AND "ICARUS ATOP THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING"

Lewis Hine was best known for his use of photography as a means to achieve social reform. His camera became a powerful means of recording social injustice and labor abuses. In 1904 Hine photographed the thousands of immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island. Hine came to realize that he could use his camera for both educational purposes and social reform. 

 

"Italian family in ferry boat leaving Ellis Island."
“Italian family in ferry boat leaving Ellis Island”

 

In 1908, Hine then turned his efforts to investigating and photographing child-labor abuses, both in factories and on the streets.  Hine was comfortable talking with children and would attempt to get as much information as possible regarding their living conditions, the circumstances under which they were forced to work, and their names and age.

"Miners: Breaker boys, Hughestown Borough Pennsylvania Coal Company. "
“Miners: Breaker boys, Hughestown Borough Pennsylvania Coal Company”

 

Through his photographs, Hine was able to inspire social change. His photos documenting the horrid conditions under which children were employed, made real the plight of these children. This led to the passage of child labor laws.

"Newsies: Out after midnight selling extras. "
“Newsies: Out after midnight selling extras”

 

Hines was also well known for his photos of the building of the Empire State Building. Hine photographed the workers in precarious positions while they secured the iron and steel framework of the structure, taking many of the same risks the workers endured. In order to obtain the best vantage points, Hine was swung out in a specially designed basket 1,000 feet above Fifth Avenue. Of the many photographs Hine took of the Empire State Building, “Icarus Atop Empire State Building” became his most popular. To this day, one thing has always baffled me, particularly considering our modern day world in which everyone has his or her fifteen minutes of fame: The steelworker in this iconic American photo remains unidentified. 

"Icarus" atop Empire State Buiidling"
“Icarus atop Empire State Buiidling”