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'''''Bandits' Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street''''' is a black and white photograph produced by Danish-American photojournalist and social reformer [[Jacob Riis]] |
'''''Bandits' Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street''''' is a black and white photograph produced by Danish-American photojournalist and social reformer [[Jacob Riis]] in 1888.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Jacob Riis {{!}} Biography, How the Other Half Lives, Books, Muckraker, & Facts |author= |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |date= 22 May 2023|access-date=18 June 2023 |url= https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacob-Riis}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bandit's Roost, 1888 - a picture from the past |last=Dhaliwal |first=Ranjit |work=the Guardian |date=22 January 2014 |access-date=18 June 2023 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/picture/2014/jan/22/bandits-roost-1888-photography}}</ref> The photograph was possibly taken not by Riis but by one of his assistant photographers, Henry G. Piffard or Richard Hoe Lawrence.<ref>[https://collections.mcny.org/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=24UP1GQY9RP8B&PN=1&WS=SearchResults Bandits' Roost, Museum of the City of New York]</ref> It was first published in 1889 in the photographic book ''[[How the Other Half Lives]]'', which aimed to document the social conditions of the poorest people of [[New York City|New York]].<ref>Jacob Riis, ''How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York'', Kessinger Publishing, 2004</ref> |
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The Bend was the core of the "city [[tenement]] slums,"<ref name=":0" /> known for its crime ridden population, mostly of Italian origin.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UT8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68 |title=World of Crime |page=68 |date=9 September 1957 |volume=43 |number=11 |issn=0024-3019 |publisher=Time Inc |magazine=Life}}</ref> Two men at the right appearing to guard the entrance of the alley, the second from the right holding a [[shillelagh]], possibly as a club.<ref name=":0" /> ''The Art Story'' claims this potential weapon "heightens the sense of menace."<ref name=":0" /> Other people appear in the image, including a man who sits in a staircase railing, near a woman, and another three men in the opposite side, looking in the direction of the camera. Some people lean from the windows, seemingly interested, at the right, while at the background clothing hangs on lines.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Giorgio Bertellini, ''Italy in Early American Cinema: Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque'', Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 2010, pp. 155-156</ref> |
The Bend was the core of the "city [[tenement]] slums,"<ref name=":0" /> known for its crime ridden population, mostly of Italian origin.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UT8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68 |title=World of Crime |page=68 |date=9 September 1957 |volume=43 |number=11 |issn=0024-3019 |publisher=Time Inc |magazine=Life}}</ref> Two men at the right appearing to guard the entrance of the alley, the second from the right holding a [[shillelagh]], possibly as a club.<ref name=":0" /> ''The Art Story'' claims this potential weapon "heightens the sense of menace."<ref name=":0" /> Other people appear in the image, including a man who sits in a staircase railing, near a woman, and another three men in the opposite side, looking in the direction of the camera. Some people lean from the windows, seemingly interested, at the right, while at the background clothing hangs on lines.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Giorgio Bertellini, ''Italy in Early American Cinema: Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque'', Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 2010, pp. 155-156</ref> |
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Riis's social activism in pursuit of better life conditions for the poorest classes of New York, of which the book where this picture was published was one of the best examples, was one of the factors |
Riis's social activism in pursuit of better life conditions for the poorest classes of New York, of which the book where this picture was published was one of the best examples, was one of the factors that led to the demolition of [[Mulberry Bend]], which was later replaced by a [[Columbus Park (Manhattan)|park]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">Michael Burgan, ''Exposing Hidden Worlds: How Jacob Riis' Photos Became Tools for Social Reform'', Compass Point Books, 2018, pp. 8-9</ref> |
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==Cultural references== |
==Cultural references== |
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Revision as of 20:26, 22 June 2023
Bandits' Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street is a black and white photograph produced by Danish-American photojournalist and social reformer Jacob Riis in 1888.[1][2] The photograph was possibly taken not by Riis but by one of his assistant photographers, Henry G. Piffard or Richard Hoe Lawrence.[3] It was first published in 1889 in the photographic book How the Other Half Lives, which aimed to document the social conditions of the poorest people of New York.[4]
Description
This photograph was taken in "The Bend," a dangerous and poor alley in Mulberry Street, New York City that no longer exists.[5][6]
The Bend was the core of the "city tenement slums,"[5] known for its crime ridden population, mostly of Italian origin.[7] Two men at the right appearing to guard the entrance of the alley, the second from the right holding a shillelagh, possibly as a club.[5] The Art Story claims this potential weapon "heightens the sense of menace."[5] Other people appear in the image, including a man who sits in a staircase railing, near a woman, and another three men in the opposite side, looking in the direction of the camera. Some people lean from the windows, seemingly interested, at the right, while at the background clothing hangs on lines.[5][8]
Riis's social activism in pursuit of better life conditions for the poorest classes of New York, of which the book where this picture was published was one of the best examples, was one of the factors that led to the demolition of Mulberry Bend, which was later replaced by a park.[5][6]
Cultural references
Riis' work served as an inspiration and this photograph in particular was recreated in a scene of the film Gangs of New York (2002), by Martin Scorsese, which takes place two decades before its making.[9]
Public collections
There are prints of this photograph at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York, the Museum of the City of New York, the International Center of Photography, in New York, and at the Ackland Art Museum, in Chapel Hill.[10][11][12][13]
See also
References
- ^ "Jacob Riis | Biography, How the Other Half Lives, Books, Muckraker, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Dhaliwal, Ranjit (22 January 2014). "Bandit's Roost, 1888 - a picture from the past". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Bandits' Roost, Museum of the City of New York
- ^ Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York, Kessinger Publishing, 2004
- ^ a b c d e f Bandits' Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street, The Art Story
- ^ a b Michael Burgan, Exposing Hidden Worlds: How Jacob Riis' Photos Became Tools for Social Reform, Compass Point Books, 2018, pp. 8-9
- ^ "World of Crime". Life. Vol. 43, no. 11. Time Inc. 9 September 1957. p. 68. ISSN 0024-3019.
- ^ Giorgio Bertellini, Italy in Early American Cinema: Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 2010, pp. 155-156
- ^ Jacob A. Riis: Denmark's most influential emigrant, Business Esbjerg
- ^ Bandits' Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street, Museum of Modern Art
- ^ Bandits' Roost, Museum of the City of New York
- ^ Bandits' Roost, International Center of Photography
- ^ Bandit's Roost, 59-1/2 Mulberry Street, New York City, Ackland Art Museum