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Series III: Brooklyn, 2005, 2015-2020, inclusive

Scope and Contents

The series includes 268 photographs taken in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. 166 of these images are of street art/murals, primarily from the Bushwick neighborhood, including from the Bushwick Collective. Another 21 photographs, some co-created by Holly and William Grabowski, are of holiday decorations and lights on Dyker Heights residences (December 2017 and 2020).

Other photographs include Pratt Institute (especially of the outdoor sculpture on the grounds), Brooklyn Botanic Garden (including cherry blossoms), Coney Island, and others.

The container list provides a more detailed summary for each folder.

Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically by general subject matter, then chronologically within subject. The number of photographs in each folder is noted in parentheses in the container list.

Art. Graffiti / Street Art / Murals (58) (4 folders), 2015-2016, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 10-13 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

All images are from Bushwick, except for two from Williamsburg, which includes one from Annoyance Theater. The Bushwick images include a few of the street artists creating the work.

Art. Graffiti / Street Art / Murals (5), 2017, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Art. Graffiti / Street Art / Murals. Bushwick Collective (31), 2017 May(?), inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Art. Graffiti / Street Art / Murals. Bushwick Collective (20), 2017 December, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Art. Graffiti / Street Art / Murals. Bushwick Collective (33), 2019, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Art. Graffiti / Street Art / Murals. Bushwick Collective (16), 2020, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Art. Graffiti / Street Art / Murals. Williamsburg (13), 2019, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Barclay's Center (2), 2020, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

1 photo of exterior, 1 photo of mural memorial of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna.

Domino Park (11), 2019, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes signage, park features along East River waterfront, building tower, and street art/graffiti on construction site barrier walls.

Dyker Heights Holiday Decorations and Lights (13), 2017 December, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 7A (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Photographs co-created by Holly Grabowski.

Dyker Heights Holiday Decorations and Lights (8), 2020, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 7B (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Museums (2), 2016, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Brooklyn Museum (exterior), Transit Museum (interior exhibit)

Parks and Gardens (9), 2016, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Coney Island (rides, Nathan's signage, Scream Zone entrance), Botanic Garden, Jane's Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Parks. Brooklyn Botanic Garden (10), 2017, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Some of the photographs include views of the park's cherry blossoms.

Parks. Brooklyn Botanic Garden (8), 2019 May, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes springtime views of cherry blossoms, conservatory interior and exterior, and other buildings

Schools and Colleges (3), 2015, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Brooklyn College (Roosevelt Hall, West Quad, Library).

Schools and Colleges (18), 2017, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

3 photographs of Brooklyn College (Library exterior, Quad, Gi60 stage), June. 15 photos of Pratt Institute (most are of outdoor sculptures; also Terian Design Center, main gate, main building, Memorial Hall), December.

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch (1), 2020

Offsite-Box: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Street Views (4), 2005-2017, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Line of customers at Rainbow Bagel Store; Park Slope townhouse; Williamsburg Bridge and parallel street with large scale street art/mural on building; homeless man with possessions in shopping carts (2017).

Various (3), 2019, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Includes: skyline view of Coney Island from within Brooklyn, including Parachute Jump skeleton; Lady of Czestochowa church; and Green-Wood Cemetery entrance arch.

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New York, NY 10024