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Past

Coney Island

Jan. 21, 2018 – May 27, 2024

Coney Island showcases photographs of the famed amusement park from the late 1930s through the late 1950s by Martin Elkort, Morris Engel, Sid Grossman, Sidney Kerner, Arthur Leipzig, and Leon Levinstein, along with two “Coney Island” style carousel horses created by master carvers Charles Carmel and Marcus Charles Illions.

Charles Carmel. Carousel horse, c. 1914. Carved and painted popular wood and horsehair. Gift of Larry and Gail Freels, 2020-62

Exhibition highlights

  • Martin Elkort. Merry Go Round (Riding the Lion)., Coney Island, 1951, printed later. Gelatin silver print. Gift of the Estate of Martin Elkort, 2020-17.

    Martin Elkort. Merry Go Round (Riding the Lion)., Coney Island, 1951, printed later. Gelatin silver print. Gift of the Estate of Martin Elkort, 2020-17.

  • Martin Elkort. Grabbing the Brass Ring, Coney Island, c. 1951, printed later. Gelatin silver print. Gift of the Estate of Martin Elkort, 2020-16.

    Martin Elkort. Grabbing the Brass Ring, Coney Island, c. 1951, printed later. Gelatin silver print. Gift of the Estate of Martin Elkort, 2020-16.

  • Sidney Kerner. Steeplechase Pier, Coney Island, 1938, printed later. Gelatin silver print. Gift of The Paul Strand Trust for the benefit of Virginia Stevens, 2008-72.

    Sidney Kerner. Steeplechase Pier, Coney Island, 1938, printed later. Gelatin silver print. Gift of The Paul Strand Trust for the benefit of Virginia Stevens, 2008-72.