Long before the photographer Baldwin Lee became known for his portraits of the American South, he carried a large-format camera through a quieter New York. Photographs made between 1975 and 1979 are now on view at Howard Greenberg Gallery through October 31.
Baldwin Lee: New York (1975–1979) gathers black-and-white views of Manhattan streets, storefronts, vacant lots and buildings, many photographed early in the morning. Lee, who grew up in Chinatown, had studied with Minor White at MIT and Walker Evans at Yale. The exhibition presents work from a formative moment, before his move to Tennessee and the photographic project for which he is best known.
“Early in the morning, with no one around, I felt an overwhelming intimacy—as if I were walking through my own private garden,” Lee said in remarks provided by the gallery.
Through October 31, 2026. Howard Greenberg Gallery, 41 East 57th Street, Suite 801, Manhattan. Gallery information.
Image: Baldwin Lee, Beaver Street (1975–1979), courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery.
