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Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

Maker Agresti, Armand American, 1941-2016
Date1984
MediumChromogenic development print
Dimensionsimage: 15 in x 19 in; paper: 16 in x 20 in
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number1986:178
About the ArtistArmand Agresti began photographing and printing in 1952, and his career in photography was focused primarily on fashion and portraiture. He was featured in a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in 1985, and was again included in an exhibition at MoCP in 2019 titled Go Down Moses, curated by Teju Cole. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York City; and George Eastman House, Rochester. His work has been published in The New York Times. Agresti taught at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY and the Sullivan Diagnostic Treatment Center, Harris, NY.