Michael "Miska" Draskoczy photograph collection
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Abstract
2 color photographs of the Gowanus Canal industrial area taken in 2013 by photographer Miska Draskoczy.
Biographical Note
Biography from the photographer's website, 2021
As an avid outdoorsman living in the big city, Miska Draskoczy's photography often investigates the overlap between the man-made and natural worlds. His photography has been widely exhibited in the US and abroad and is the recipient of numerous awards. His urban wilderness series, Gowanus Wild, was published as a photobook in conjunction with the Gowanus Canal Conservancy and has been exhibited as a solo show at The Brooklyn Public Library, Davis Orton Gallery, the Vermont Center for Photography and Ground Floor Gallery in Brooklyn, NY as well as in group shows such as THE FENCE at PHOTOVILLE. His work has been featured in the press by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Time Out, KATALOG, Hyperallergic, Brooklyn Magazine, PDN, Featureshoot, and many others as well as collected by institutions such as the Brooklyn Public Library, MoMA Library, Tufts University, and the Fitchburg Art Museum.
Miska's career has also included diverse projects such as co-founding a conceptual arts organization, directing surreal sci-fi shorts, writing and developing a Slamdance shortlisted horror feature, and creating a documentary web series about objects in people's homes. In addition to his personal projects Miska works as a director, editor, and animator through his production company snow23.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 2 color prints of the Gowanus Canal industrial area taken in 2013 and featured in Draskoczy's book Gowanus Wild.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction. This collection is available digitally through the library's digital collections portal.
Conditions Governing Use
The photographer holds the copyright to the images in this collection.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item/descriptive title, date (if known), call number (if applicable); Michael "Miska" Draskoczy photograph collection, BCMS_0069; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Material Specific Details
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Michael "Miska" Draskoczy.
