Society

New York: Four Decades of History

New York City icons through the lens of Magnum photographer Inge Morath

Inge Morath

Inge Morath | New York A Llama in Times Square. New York City, USA. 1957. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Forty-eighth Street window washers. New York City, USA. 1958. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Visitors on top of Rockefeller Center. New York City, USA. 1958. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York View of Manhattan and St. Patrick Cathedral's steeples. New York City, USA. 1962. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Brooklyn neighborhood with the bridges in the background. New York City, USA. 1963. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Orchard Street. New York City, USA. 1957. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Mrs. O. Kaletsch promenades her miniature poodle in the upper residential area of Fifth Avenue. New York City, USA. 1958. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Ballerina Vera Zorina on board one of the last horse-drawn carriages in Central Park. New York City, USA. 1958. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Rockefeller Center ice rink. New York City, USA. 1996. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Side street off of Sixth Avenue. New York City, USA. 1990. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Arthur Miller, Saul Bellow and John Steinbeck at the PEN club meeting. New York City, USA. 1966. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Andre Charles, a graffiti artist, on Houston street. New York City, USA. 1998. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos
Inge Morath | New York Fourty-second Street. New York City, USA. 1997. © Inge Morath | Magnum Photos

Inge Morath’s artistic photographs of New York span four decades. Her first visit dates back to 1957, when she accompanied Magnum photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson on a journey through America and in 1960, she worked as a set photographer during the shooting of the legendary film’ The Misfits’, starring Marilyn Monroe.

In the decades to follow, the fascinating metropolis of New York City remained one of the focal points of Inge Morath’s creative work including the 50th anniversary of the Magnum Photo Agency, which marked a special occasion for her to shoot numerous new photographs of the city between 1997 and 1999.

Stay in touch
Monthly updates on the latest assignments, photographer projects and collaborations with brands.
Know when our quarterly 7-day square print sale is coming.
Learn about online and offline exhibitions, photography fairs, gallery events, plus fine print news and activities, on a monthly basis.
Get fortnightly tips and advice articles, find out about the latest workshops, free online events and on-demand courses.
Be the first to know about recent Magnum Shop drops. From new books and limited editions, to special offers, you can find it all on the weekly Magnum Shop newsletter.
Stay up to date every Thursday with Magnum photographers’ activities, new work, stories published on the Magnum website, and the latest offerings from our shop.