“Meryl Meisler Street Walker” is coming your way! Fire Island is hot at The Long Island Museum

Street Walker cover: Mom Getting Her Hair Teased at Besame Beauty Salon, N. Massapequa, NY 1979 

Street Walker is a captivating limited edition book taking us on a journey through the vibrant streets of America in the 1970s and 1980s with the evocative, candid, and eclectic photographs of renowned photographer Meryl Meisler. Known for her ability to blend street photography with documentary, Meisler’s work in Street Walker provides an intimate glimpse into the dynamic cultural landscape of late 20th-century America. 

From the bustling streets and serene suburbs to the iconic nightlife of clubs, her images are a vibrant tapestry of social change, cultural diversity, and creative expression. Her approach is deeply personal and immersive, often forming a connection with her subjects that brings out genuine and unfiltered moments, making her work both compelling and relatable.

Inspired by the works of Diane Arbus, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Brassaï, and her father Jack Meisler’s family albums, Meryl Meisler began her photographic journey in the 1970s. Meisler’s artistic approach blends elements of documentary and street photography, characterized by a playful yet insightful perspective. Her work often explores themes of identity, community, and the interplay between public and private life. Throughout her career, Meisler has maintained a unique ability to capture spontaneous and candid moments.

Street Walker by Meryl Meisler is a vivid narrative of an era, capturing the essence of American life with humor, empathy, and a keen observational eye.

Street Walker by Meryl Meisler
Take a walk on the wild mild side.

Street Walker saunters stylishly with never-seen eye-popping photographs spiced with iconic classics from the ’70s & ’80s USA cultural hot spots: NYC, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Fire Island, Bushwick, Miami Beach, and more.

Publisher: EYESHOT (Italy)
Limited edition book curated by Marco Savarese
Introduction by Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova, founder of Women Street Photographers
Text by Lucrezia Bonarota

• Digitally Signed
• Publication Year: 2024
• Hardcover, 160 pages
• Size: 22 x 24 cm / 8.7 x 9.4 in
• Designed, Printed and Bound in Italy
• Pre-order only – by September 30, 2024

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49,90€ reduced to 44.91€ (approx. $54.15 reduced to $48.73)

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Current Exhibition

Fire Island: The Art of Liberation
LONG ISLAND MUSEUM
Through December 15, 2024

Only eight miles away from Long Island’s south shore, but a world apart from Long Island’s suburbia. This barrier island seashore offers residents and visitors the freedom to express themselves, both personally and artistically. It has offered a warm-weather respite to Long Islanders and New Yorkers for more than a century, with ferry service beginning in the mid-19th century, soon after the first hotels were built.  The Hamlets of Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines have provided LGBTQ+ New Yorkers the freedom to express themselves since the mid-20th century, and these communities have been celebrated worldwide as a place of acceptance, drawing artists seeking inspiration.

Featuring works by Paul Cadmus, Meryl Meisler, PaJaMa, John Laub, Joanne Mulberg, TM Davy, Doron Langberg, Louis Fratino, Tom Bianchi and more.