Meryl Meisler was born 1951 in the South Bronx and raised in North Massapequa, Long Island, New York. Inspired by photographers such as Diane Arbus and Jacques Henri Lartigue, as well as her dad, Jack, and grandfather, Murray Meisler, Meryl Meisler began photographing herself, family, and friends while enrolled in a photography class taught by Cavalliere Ketchum at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1975, Meisler returned to New York City and studied with Lisette Model, continuing to photograph her hometown and the city around her. After working as a freelance illustrator by day, Meisler frequented and photographed the infamous New York discos. As a 1978 C.E.T.A. Artist grant recipient, Meisler created a portfolio of photographs that explored her Jewish identity for the American Jewish Congress. After C.E.T.A., Meisler began a three decade career as a NYC Public School Art Teacher. Meisler has received fellowships, grants and residencies from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Light Work, YADDO, The Puffin Foundation, Time Warner, Artists Space, C.E.T.A., the China Institute and the Japan Society. Her work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Historical Society, Dia Art Foundation, MASS MoCA, Islip Art Museum, Annenberg Space for Photography, the New Museum for Contemporary Art, New-York Historical Society, Steven Kasher Gallery, the Whitney Museum of American Art and in public spaces including Grand Central Terminal, South Street Seaport, Photoville and throughout the New York City subway system.
Meisler’s work is in the permanent collections of the American Jewish Congress, ARTpool Budapest, AT&T, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the Brooklyn Historical Society, Book Art Museum (Poland), Columbia University, Emory University, Islip Art Museum, the Library of Congress, Musée de la Poste Paris, Smithsonian Institute, University of Iowa, The Waskomium; and can be found in the artist book collections of Carnegie Mellon, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Chrysler Museum, the Museum of Modern Art NYC, Metronome Library and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Upon retiring from the New York City public schools, Meisler began releasing large bodies of previously unseen work. Her first monograph, A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick (Bizarre, 2014), received international acclaim. The book juxtaposes her zenith of disco photos with images of the burned out yet beautiful neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn in the 1980s. Her second book, Purgatory & Paradise: Sassy ‘70s, Suburbia & The City (Bizarre, 2015), contrasts intimate images of home life on Long Island alongside New York City street and nightlife.
Sayville Train Tracks, 1970s Black and White Documentary Photography NYC
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
A black and white photograph of gay men hanging out by the train tracks by Meryl Meisler taken on Long Island in the 1970s. Sayville Train Tracks Sayvill...
Silver Gelatin
Dancing Hand to Crotch
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 20 x 16 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) From the series "Purgatory & Paradise: Sassy '70s, Suburbia & The City" A vintage print may also be available. Please inquire for details. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Meryl Meisler...
Silver Gelatin
Three Wait on Dock, Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Three Wait on Dock, Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY 1978 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 20 x 16 inches (Edition of 5 + 2 APs)...
Silver Gelatin
Mom Getting her Hair Teased at Besame Beauty Salon
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Mom Getting her Hair Teased at Besame Beauty Salon North Massapequa, NY June 1979 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches (Edition of 5 + 2 ...
Silver Gelatin
Pink Twins
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 17 x 22 inches, sheet size 12 x 18 inches, image size From the series "A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick" This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Meryl Meisler...
Archival Pigment
$1,500
JJ Holding Head as Hair Flies While Dancing with JudiJupiter, Studio 54, NY, NY
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
JJ Holding Head as Hair Flies While Dancing with JudiJupiter Studio 54, NY, NY 1977 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches (Edition of 5 + ...
Silver Gelatin
Two 4 One Muscles
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 17 x 22 inches, sheet size 12 x 18 inches, image size From the series "A Tale of Two Citie...
Archival Pigment
$1,500
Grace Jones in Hallway with JudiJupiter and Others on Opening Night Le Farfalle
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Grace Jones in Hallway with JudiJupiter and Others on Opening Night Le Farfalle, NY, NY June 17, 1978 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin ...
Silver Gelatin
Handshake
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 17 x 22 inches, sheet size 12 x 18 inches, image size From the series "A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick" This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Meryl Meisler...
Archival Pigment
The Village People Stepping Out of the Grand Ballroom
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 20 x 16 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) From the series "A Tale of Two Cities...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Smiling with Eyes Closed, Studio 54
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Smiling with Eyes Closed (Between his Friend and JudiJupiter) Studio 54, NY, NY July 1977 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inch...
Silver Gelatin
Five Fashionable Rejects (With JudiJupiter) Studio 54, NY, NY October 1978
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Five Fashionable Rejects (With JudiJupiter) Studio 54, NY, NY October 1978 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) $2...
Silver Gelatin
Nicole’s Silver Boots Stretched on Floor, Studio 54
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Nicole’s Silver Boots Stretched on Floor Studio 54, NY, NY June 1977 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) $3000.00...
Silver Gelatin
Potassa de la Fayette Poised on Grand Piano at COYOTE Hookers Ball
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Potassa de la Fayette Poised on Grand Piano at COYOTE Hookers Ball The Copacabana, NY, NY February 1977 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inc...
Silver Gelatin
A Flower Outside CBGB OMFUG
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 20 x 16 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) From the series...
Silver Gelatin
Jive Guy on Williamsburg Subway
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 20 x 16 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) From the series...
Silver Gelatin
$3,125
Woman with Cigar at Wedding, The Huntington Town House, Huntington, NY, 1997
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Woman with Cigar at a Wedding The Huntington Town House, Huntington, NY, April 1977 1977/printed later Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso Gelatin silver print (Edition of...
Silver Gelatin
Fix Bike, Citadel of Hope Palmetto Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY 1982
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Fix Bike, Citadel of Hope Palmetto Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY 1982 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) 17 x 22 inches, sh...
Archival Pigment
$2,000
Women Embrace on Floor Near JudiJupiter’s Legs Les Mouches, NY, NY June 1978
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Women Embrace on Floor Near JudiJupiter’s Legs Les Mouches, NY, NY June 1978 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) ...
Silver Gelatin
Roller Skates
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 17 x 22 inches, sheet size 12 x 18 inches, image size From the series "A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick" This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Meryl Meisler...
Archival Pigment
Guys at Christopher Street Pier
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 20 x 16 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) From the series "Purgatory & Paradise: Sassy '70s, Suburbia & The City" A vintage print may also be available. Please inquire for details. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Meryl Meisler...
Silver Gelatin
$1,800
Spring Snowstorm Through Classroom Window Gates Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Spring Snowstorm Through Classroom Window Gates Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY April 1982 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) ...
Archival Pigment
Tasty Pretzel Bakeries Starr Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY October 1983
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Tasty Pretzel Bakeries Starr Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY October 1983 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 1...
Archival Pigment
DONT WALK
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 17 x 22 inches, sheet size 12 x 18 inches, image size From the series "A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick" This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Meryl Meisler...
Archival Pigment
Twin Tutus
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 20 x 16 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) From the series "Purgatory & Paradise: Sassy '70s, Suburbia & The City" A vintage print may also be available. Please inquire for details. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Meryl Meisler...
Silver Gelatin
Mom Reading “A Scholarly View Of the Jewish Mother” North Massapequa, NY
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Mom Reading “A Scholarly View Of the Jewish Mother” North Massapequa, NY Thanksgiving 1978 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches (Edition ...
Silver Gelatin
$1,800
Guardian Angel in my Classroom IS 291, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY February 1983
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Guardian Angel in my Classroom IS 291, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY February 1983 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) 22 x 17 inche...
Archival Pigment
Magnolia Tree
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Magnolia Tree Gates Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY May 1983 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) ...
Archival Pigment
Boy in a Tire
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 10 + 2 APs) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 17 x 22 inches, sheet size 12 x 18 inches, image size From the series "A Tale of Two Cities...
Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot & Sean Connery
By Terry O'Neill
Located in Westwood, NJ
Terry O’Neill’s candid photojournalistic portraits of creative and political luminaries have included Brigitte Bardot, The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, and Frank Sinatra,...
Silver Gelatin
Joan Crawford
By George Hurrell
Located in New York, NY
One of the most prominent photographers of the Golden Age of Hollywood, George Hurrell photographed Joan Crawford in 1932, and from the original neg...
Silver Gelatin
$3,600
H 14.75 in W 17.25 in
Silver Gelatin Photograph Hand Signed Photo Pablo Picasso Profile Lucien Clergue
By Lucien Clergue
Located in Surfside, FL
Lucien Clergue (FRENCH, 1934 - 2014) Gelatin silver photographic print depicting Pablo Picasso with a frog or turtle. Mougins, 1968 Hand signed by the artist with hand written descr...
Silver Gelatin
$3,600
H 14.75 in W 17.25 in
Silver Gelatin Photograph Hand Signed Photo Pablo Picasso Lucien Clergue
By Lucien Clergue
Located in Surfside, FL
Lucien Clergue (FRENCH, 1934 - 2014) Gelatin silver photographic print depicting Pablo Picasso titled "Mougins". Jacqueline et Pablo Picasso écoutant Manitas de Plata, circa 1968. H...
Silver Gelatin
John Waters Baltimore 1985 (John Waters photograph)
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici: John Waters, Baltimore 1985: Medium: Silver Gelatin print in Agfa darkroom paper. Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches. Condition: Fair overall vintage condition; scattered...
Silver Gelatin
$6,500
H 29 in W 43 in
Black Boy Broken Glass Brooklyn Museum Color Photography Show by Henri Ghent
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
An early example of a street photography portrait in color and multiple exposures with an image of broken glass . Exhibited: Images en Couleur, Brooklyn Museum, 1970. ( This was firs...
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
$4,000
H 14.75 in W 17.25 in
Silver Gelatin Photograph Hand Signed Photo Pablo Picasso w Baby Lucien Clergue
By Lucien Clergue
Located in Surfside, FL
Lucien Clergue (FRENCH, 1934 - 2014) Gelatin silver photographic print depicting Pablo Picasso holding a baby. Picasso et sa filleule Olivia (Picasso et bébé) Mougins, 1967 Hand sig...
Silver Gelatin
Dinosaur Parade
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Dinosaur , Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Printed later. Unframed , Other sizes available Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Flower Hat in Yellows, Blues and Pinks
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Woman as a flower. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso ,3/15 unframed. Other sizes available, Mitchell Funk is an abstractionist while being a documentarian Mitchell ...
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
$4,500
H 14.75 in W 17.25 in
Silver Gelatin Photograph Hand Signed Photo Pablo Picasso Feria Lucien Clergue
By Lucien Clergue
Located in Surfside, FL
Lucien Clergue (FRENCH, 1934 - 2014) Gelatin silver photographic print depicting a portrait of a costumed Pablo Picasso. During the Feria de Nîmes festival, Picasso dressed...
Silver Gelatin
Black Hippie Portrait, Bethesda Fountain
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In 1969, Bethesda Fountain on weekends was a gathering places for the radicals of the time. Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin were regulars speakers the...
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$6,500
H 29 in W 43 in
Black Hippie Red Sombrero n' Flute Central Park Music Festival 60's Celebration
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A black hippie enthroned in a majestic red sombrero is captured playing a flute at a Central Park music festival in 1969. This was the same year the youth "counterculture" celebrat...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sold
H 20 in W 16 in
Potassa de la Fayette Poised on Grand Piano at COYOTE Hookers Ball
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Potassa de la Fayette Poised on Grand Piano at COYOTE Hookers Ball The Copacabana, NY, NY February 1977 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inc...
Silver Gelatin
Sold
H 20 in W 16 in
Grace Jones in Hallway with JudiJupiter and Others on Opening Night Le Farfalle
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Grace Jones in Hallway with JudiJupiter and Others on Opening Night Le Farfalle, NY, NY June 17, 1978 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin ...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Smiling with Eyes Closed, Studio 54
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Smiling with Eyes Closed (Between his Friend and JudiJupiter) Studio 54, NY, NY July 1977 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inch...
Silver Gelatin
Silver Boots Stretched on Floor Studio 54, NY, NY June 1977
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Silver Boots Stretched on Floor Studio 54, NY, NY June 1977 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) $2500.00 14 x 11...
Silver Gelatin
Sold
H 20 in W 16 in
Grace Jones in Hallway with JudiJupiter and Others on Opening Night Le Farfalle
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Grace Jones in Hallway with JudiJupiter and Others on Opening Night Le Farfalle, NY, NY June 17, 1978 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin ...
Silver Gelatin
Jive Guy on Williamsburg Subway
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 20 x 16 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) From the series...
Silver Gelatin
The Village People Stepping Out of the Grand Ballroom
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 20 x 16 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) From the series "A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick" A vintage print may also be available. Please inquire for details. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Meryl Meisler...
Silver Gelatin
Jive Guy on Williamsburg Subway
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 20 x 16 inches, sheet size (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) From the series "Purgatory & Paradise: Sassy '70s, Suburbia & The City" A vintage print may also be available. Please inquire for details. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Meryl Meisler...
Silver Gelatin