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.
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
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
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
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
$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
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
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
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
$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
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
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
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
$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
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
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
$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
$420
H 16 in W 20 in
Princess Audrey (1953) Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
By Phillip Harrington
Located in London, GB
Princess Audrey (1953) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) Audrey Hepburn preparing for a scene in the 1953 film “Roman Holiday” dir. William Wyler, in which Hepburn plays Ann, the crown princess of a European nation, whose state visit to Rome, Italy, turns into the adventure she'd hoped for when she meets American journalist, Joe (Gregory Peck). Assisting Hepburn is dresser Sally Gordon, and in the background is the costume designer Edith Head. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x20'' Note image size may vary from paper size - please contact us directly for exact image dimensions Printed Later Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$960
H 20 in W 30 in
North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1959, Cary Grant in the film North...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$1,340
H 40 in W 30 in
Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) 1st March 1956. A man swan diving from the high diving boar...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Unavailable|$2,376
H 12 in W 9 in D 1 in
"Limelight" Photo BOOK with 4 x hand printed silver gelatin prints UNIQUE
Located in Norwich, GB
Iconic and rare limited edition prints direct from the negative, signed on reverse in pencil by photographer Accompanied by recently released photo book "Limelight" September 2025, ...
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$1,340
H 30 in W 40 in
Nude Portrait - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
Nude Portrait - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) A woman poses for a nude studio portrait. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Si...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$1,340
H 30 in W 40 in
Spectator Tennis (1938) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
Spectator Tennis (1938) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) 1st December 1938. Spectators watching a tennis match at a country club. Addi...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$176
H 16 in W 20 in
'Pink Champagne Ceiling' Metropolitan Opera House - Archival Pigment Print
By Phillip Harrington
Located in London, GB
'Pink Champagne Ceiling' (1966) Photo By Phillip Harrington / Alamy New York City, 1966. Interior of the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x20'' Note image size may differ from paper size - please contact us for exact image dimensions Printed to order 2021 About the Image: The Metropolitan Opera House is an opera house located on Broadway at Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Part of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the theater was designed by Wallace K. Harrison. OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' 30 x 40'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin...
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,580
H 60 in W 40 in
Ballerina Split (1970) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
Ballerina Split (1970) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) Side view of a prima ballerina, standing in a split, with a row of 8 backing da...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$595
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.2 in
"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee
Located in London, GB
"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida wearing an evening dress. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5952 - St...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$2,300
H 21 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Kori Bustard And Zebras - Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Bird, Landscape
By Cheryl Medow
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 10 Signed and numbered in pencil, and blind stamp on print margin by Cheryl Medow Signed, titled, dated, and print type in pencil on print verso by Cheryl Medow Paper size...
Archival Pigment
Eighteen Hedges, Versailles, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45 Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered. Sepia toned gelatin silver print. Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His im...
Silver Gelatin
N.Y.C (New York City)
By Michael Andreas Russ
Located in San Francisco, CA
This photograph titled "N.Y.C (New York City) 1974 is an original gelatin silver print by famous German photographer and artist Michael Andreas Russ, born 1945. It is signed, titled and dated in the back by the artist. The photograph size is 14 x 11 inches, framed is 20.75 x 16.75 inches. It is framed in a wooden dark brown frame. it is in excellent condition. About Michael Andreas Russ. Michael Andreas Russ (born January 1945 in Berlin) is an German/American photographer, photo designer and film director. Russ' career as a photographer began in New York in the late 1960s where he photographed his fellow acting students. Self-taught, he eventually moved to his own studio off Union Square, Manhattan and connected with the local underground art scene. Photograph by Russ was published on the cover of “Art Direction Magazine of Visual Communication” with a Gertrude Stein quotation: “The composition in which we live makes the art which we see and hear” In his early years Russ focused on men's fashion magazines and erotic sequential photographic scenes for Playboy Press books. He eventually experimented with distinctive photographic techniques, turning 35mm black and white film into chemically toned, masked, solarized and hand colored, one of a kind silver gelatin prints. These 'TinTones' as Russ would call them eventually became the trademark of his work. They were published in popular fashion and lifestyle magazines and brought him international recognition in the art world. His work was published in major fashion, lifestyle and avant-garde magazines, GUNNARS, Mode International, Mode Avant Guarde, PHOTO Magazine, Zoom (photography magazine), as well as German Playboy (magazine), Photo Reporter and cover art to IL Magazine. He also contributed sequential 'sujets de chambre' to Vogue magazine His erotic postcard edition "The Compagnie" became part of the permanent collection of the Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris...
Silver Gelatin
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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
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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
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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