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Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

b. 1951

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.

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Artist: Meryl Meisler
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...
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1970s Other Art Style Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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...
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1970s Other Art Style Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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...
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1970s Other Art Style Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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...
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1970s Other Art Style Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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...
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1980s Contemporary Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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...
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1980s Other Art Style Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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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1970s Other Art Style Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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...
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1970s Other Art Style Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

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...
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1970s Contemporary Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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...
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1970s Contemporary Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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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1970s Contemporary Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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 ...
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1970s Contemporary Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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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1970s Other Art Style Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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) ...
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1970s Contemporary Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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...
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1980s Other Art Style Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

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...
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1980s Contemporary Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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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...
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1980s Other Art Style Meryl Meisler Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

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