The 4th Street Photo Gallery

02/22/2021

Watch Mr. SOUL! on PBS

Check it out tomorrow night, featuring many images by Alex

02/19/2021

The Fourth Street Photo Gallery: Creating Collective Power

For those who couldn't make it, here is the video from our Village Preservation - Greenwich Village Society For Historic Preservation talk last week

https://youtu.be/DwSPa-X_Vug

Countless artists and photographers of all ages have sought refuge at The 4th Street Photo Gallery, the iconic salon and exhibition space that catapulted car...

02/09/2021

The Fourth Street Photo Gallery: Creating Collective Power - Village Preservation

Join us tomorrow evening (Wed Feb 10th) for a live zoom conversation and slideshow! https://www.villagepreservation.org/event/the-fourth-street-photo-gallery-creating-collective-power/

Countless artists and photographers of all ages have sought refuge at The 4th Street Photo Gallery, the iconic salon and exhibition space that catapulted careers that cross the divides of art, science…

12/10/2019

Alex Harsley: New York's last iconoclast

Alex Harsley, The 81-year-old self-taught photographer who spent decades nudging the art world forward is now having his moment.
Special thanks to Marlaine Glickman for a great piece

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/alex-harsley-york-iconoclast-191206153418776.html

The 81-year-old self-taught photographer who spent decades nudging the art world forward is now having his moment.

07/11/2019

Tonight’s program!

06/30/2019

Prepping @sheencenter for July 11th Opening @ The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture

06/13/2019

Garden on 3rd street. Joe Overstreet

03/17/2019

The early days at 4th Street Photo. Summer of establishment in 1973.

#storefrontgallery #bowery #oldnyc #nychistory @ The 4th Street Photo Gallery

02/06/2019

Curtis Cuffie (1955-2002) Pictured in the mid 90s A genius, self taught sculptorist, Curtis created artworks in public spaces and created open air installations, which caught the eyes of all who passed.
https://www.etsy.com/AHarsleyPhotography/listing/680897675/curtis-cuffie-street-artist?utm_campaign=Share&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_source=MSMT&utm_term=so.smt&share_time=1549428495000

02/03/2019

Kerris Wolsky (1957-1998) President and Founding Director of Harlem Textile Works, established in 1984. The organization focused on bringing textile design education to 100s of students along with work/internship/apprenticeship opportunities to underprivileged youth in Harlem and the surrounding area. It was the only organization of its kind.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/666377794/kerris-wolsky-textile-artist?ref=shop_home_active_2

#kerriswolsky #blackhistory

02/01/2019

https://etsy.me/2WALy4b

10/22/2018

Stepping Back Into Time at the 4th Street Photo Gallery

Thank you Spectrum News NY1 for featuring us today! http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/top-stories/2018/10/22/stepping-back-into-time-at-the-4th-street-photo-gallery

A photographer is preserving the gallery's years of history.

10/11/2018

Tonight! Join us for a special sneak peak of the dance classes offered at @rod_rodgers_dance_company . we’ll have drinks and snack at the gallery and travel over in small groups to visit the class

09/09/2018

Thanks @nymag and Tara Yarlagadda for telling our story. Link to the full story in our bio now. Come thru this Wed to learn more about the space and meet the community

08/26/2018

Before #afropunk there was...
The Original Kickback 155st West Side Highway 1960
📸Alex Harsley
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#nyc #nycphotography #4thstreetphotogallery #4thstreetphoto #alexharsley #blackphotographer #blackartist #afroartist #blackphotography #historicalphotography #oldschool #oldschoolphotography #streetphotography #reportage #afrofuturism

08/26/2018

Before #afropunk there was...
Afrofuturism Arvern Far Rockaway 1972
📸Alex Harsley
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#nyc #nycphotography #4thstreetphotogallery #4thstreetphoto #alexharsley #blackphotographer #blackartist #afroartist #blackphotography #historicalphotography #oldschool #oldschoolphotography #streetphotography #reportage #afrofuturism

08/26/2018

Before #afropunk there was...
Black Girl Magic Harlem 1959
📸Alex Harsley
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#nyc #nycphotography #4thstreetphotogallery #4thstreetphoto #alexharsley #blackphotographer #blackartist #afroartist #blackphotography #historicalphotography #oldschool #oldschoolphotography #streetphotography #reportage #afrofuturism

08/26/2018

Before #afropunk there was...
Greenwich Village 1958
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#nyc #nycphotography #4thstreetphotogallery #4thstreetphoto #alexharsley #blackphotographer #blackartist #afroartist #blackphotography #historicalphotography #oldschool #oldschoolphotography #streetphotography #reportage #afrofuturism

08/26/2018

Before #afropunk there was...
Black Girl Magic 1970
📸Alex Harsley
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#nyc #nycphotography #4thstreetphotogallery #4thstreetphoto #alexharsley #blackphotographer #blackartist #afroartist #blackphotography #historicalphotography #oldschool #oldschoolphotography #streetphotography #reportage #afrofuturism #blackgirlmagic

08/26/2018

Before #afropunk there was...
Washington sq park 1958
📸Alex Harsley
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#nyc #nycphotography #4thstreetphotogallery #4thstreetphoto #alexharsley #blackphotographer #blackartist #afroartist #blackphotography #historicalphotography #oldschool #oldschoolphotography #streetphotography #reportage #afrofuturism

06/17/2018

Conversations with Alex Harsley and Charlotte Ka circa 1990

12/03/2017

John Coltrane Poster

We now have an Etsy store, check out these limited edition John Coltrane posters on sale now! https://www.etsy.com/listing/577072911/john-coltrane-poster

16x20 flyer for 1984 Photography exhibit in Garden City New York. Cover picture of Coltrane captured by Alex Harsley 1960 Exhibit featured works of #dawoudbey #curtisbrown #trevorbrown #danieldawson #ClarenceDavis #TyroneDuke #SulaimonEllison #AlfredFayemi #FredFloyd #alexharsley

11/07/2017

10/11/2017

The stories of 4th Street. The families, some 3 or 4 generations that have lived and grown on these streets. People that have built, shaped and fought for this community. Come see their stories and support this spaces in it's dedication to documenting living history. www.gofundme.com/4thstreetphoto

09/22/2017

Click here to support Keep the 4th St Photo Gallery Open! organized by Kendra Krueger

CORRECTION OCT 2nd! Join us for a fundraiser reception on Oct 2! We'll have light refreshments and donation gifts available. Come meet and mingle with the community of 4th St.

The 4th Street Photo Gallery, home of the non-profit Minority Photographers since 1972, needs your help to keep it's doors open. This historical Lower East Side landmark has served as a community resource for artists, both local and international, for over 4 decades. However the pressures of gen...

08/14/2017

Click here to support Keep the 4th St Photo Gallery Open! organized by Kendra Krueger

Thank you to those who have already donated! We hit some unexpected bumps this week as Alex was involved in a bike accident which put him in the hospital for a night! He is now back at the gallery and recovering. Thanks to all those who have come by with support and nourishment! Your donations will keep Alex in good spirits and on the road to a full recovery. Peace and Blessings fam!

The 4th Street Photo Gallery, home of the non-profit Minority Photographers since 1972, needs your help to keep it's doors open. This historical Lower East Side landmark has served as a community resource for artists, both local and international, for over 4 decades. However the pressures of gen...

08/10/2017

Click here to support Keep the 4th St Photo Gallery Open! organized by Harsley Family

The 4th Street Photo Gallery home to the non-profit Minority Photographers in 1972, is at risk of closing due to continued gentrification and marginalization of POC artists spaces. Please HELP KEEP US OPEN!

Our goal is to keep the doors open and continue with work and student apprenticeships for 5 more years to make it to the 50TH ANNIVERSARY of the space and organization. Check out the incentives to get a historical piece from Alex's private collection of images that span the 1950's to the present!

The 4th Street Photo Gallery, home of the non-profit Minority Photographers since 1972, needs your help to keep it's doors open. This historical Lower East Side landmark has served as a community resource for artists, both local and international, for over 4 decades. However the pressures of gen...

07/06/2016

Victory in America

06/21/2016

Alex Harsley—Portrait of an Artist

Alex Harsley—Portrait of an Artist

4 May 2016 Alex Harsley—Portrait of an Artist by Sandhi Smalls Santini | posted in: All Events - May 2016, Articles | 0 Alex Harsley—4th Street Photography Gallery Photographer Extraordinaire. Videographer. Artist. Philosopher. Mentor. Whatever Mr. Alex Harsley does, he does exceptionally well. And…

06/20/2016

Alex Harsley—4th Street Photograhy Gallery

Alex Harsley—4th Street Photograhy Gallery

Alex is the owner of 4th Street Photographic Gallery being interviewed by Sandhi Smalls Santini. This video accompanies an interview in Routes by Ronald Bunn.

06/09/2016

A PREVIEW OF MY JUNE KELLY INSTILLATION

June, 2014

http://www.junekellygallery.com/harsley/index.htm...IS AN OUT LINE OF ME WRITTEN BY JUNE KELLY...

05/17/2016

SOUND OFF BEFORE GENTRIFICATION

SOUND OFF BEFORE GENTRIFICATION

A RIDE THRU MANHATTAN ON THE BRINKS

05/16/2016

THE ROD RODGERS DANCE COMPANY UP COMING PERFORMANCE

THE ROD RODGERS DANCE COMPANY UP COMING PERFORMANCE

AN INTERVIEW WITH KIM GRIER-MARTINEZ

05/13/2016

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05/13/2016

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