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
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, Massapequa, NY
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 ...
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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...
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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
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
$1,500
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
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...
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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...
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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
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
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
$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
$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
$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
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
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
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
$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) ...
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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...
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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
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...
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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
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
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
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
Tippee Cup
By Julie Blackmon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The Dutch proverb “a Jan Steen household” originated in the 17th century and is used today to refer to a home in disarray, full of rowdy children and boisterous family gatherings. Th...
Archival Pigment
Ethereal Couple
By Karin Rosenthal
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Coming from an earlier interest in portraits and street photography, my Nudes in Water are less about eroticism and more about body as the human vessel for our multi-faceted but brie...
Silver Gelatin
$548Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Armonía by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print
By James Sparshatt
Located in Coltishall, GB
A moment of harmony… male with female, African with Hispanic… joined together in the dance that is Cuba. James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and int...
Silver Gelatin
Sierra's Hotel
By Silvia Lareo-Vazquez
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase...
Silver Gelatin
$2,950
H 36 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
"Embrace" Figurative Photography 36" x 24" in Ed. 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin
By Aaron McPolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Embrace" Figurative Photography 36" x 24" in Ed. 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. Archival Giclee Print NOT framed. Shi...
Archival Pigment
$39,000
H 20 in W 24 in
David Bowie, Iggy Pop & Lou Reed, London's Dorchester Hotel, 1972 by Mick Rock
By Mick Rock
Located in Culver City, CA
David Bowie, Iggy Pop & Lou Reed, London's Dorchester Hotel, 1972 by Mick Rock Edition: 29/50 Signed and numbered by Mick Rock. Medium: Silver gelatin limited edition photographic print on paper Size framed: 27" x 33" inch "It was a press conference at the Dorchester Hotel in London. RCA Records had flown a bunch of American journalists to London in July 1972 to promote David’s upcoming US tour and the release of his Ziggy Stardust album. Iggy and Lou were both working on their new albums, Raw Power and Transformer and were hanging out at the conference. Even though Iggy and Lou were still basically “underground” artists, and David’s ascent was still in its early days, it was a photo that I really wanted to take. Only later did it become one of the classic rock images. So I hustled them together. The only thing I remember was Lou saying: “This will be a pretty picture!” When Mick Rock first met David Bowie, he had previously met and photographed both Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, so there was an immediate bond formed...
Silver Gelatin
$9,057
H 48 in W 34.5 in
Everlast - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, black and white, boxing, 48x34.5 in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937) Everlast silver gelatin fibre based print 30 x 20 in. / 48 x 34.5 in. / 66 x 46 in. signed and numbered printed later This work is available in the following si...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$40,000
H 30 in W 40 in
"David Bowie and Mick Ronson, in the Train 1973" 30 x 40 in 16/25 by Mick Rock
By Mick Rock
Located in Culver City, CA
"David Bowie and Mick Ronson, in the Train 1973" 30 x 40 in 16/25 by Mick Rock David Bowie and Mick Ronson, in the Train to Aberdeen, Scotland, 1973 Edition: 16/25 Signed and number...
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Funk Body #30
Located in New York City, NY
100 x 150cm (40 x 60 inches) Edition of 4 Funk Body series by Vincent Rosenblatt Archival Pigment Print Mounted and Framed
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'Hungry Elephant' Archival Photograph by Getty, 16x20
Located in San Rafael, CA
An elephant named Mae West accepts an apple from a passing tram driver while taking her morning exercise along Gray's Inn Road, London, 16th December 1936. Mae is helping to publicis...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Love Knot
By Karin Rosenthal
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Coming from an earlier interest in portraits and street photography, my Nudes in Water are less about eroticism and more about body as the human vessel for our multi-faceted but brie...
Silver Gelatin
$548Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
La Mirada by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print
By James Sparshatt
Located in Coltishall, GB
The school of Spanish dance is housed in the upper floors of the Teatro Garcia Lorca in Havana. The wooden floors of the rehearsal rooms are worn and pitt...
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
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