SCREENING AND BOOKSIGNING: CHILDREN: BEHIND THE LENS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY: NEW YORK CITY IN THE 1940s &1950s

In the 1940’s and 1950’s, Martin Elkort roamed the streets of New York City with his camera in search of the perfect picture. His indelible images of simpler times remind us that the human experience can be a joyous one. Elkort was particularly drawn to the raw innocence of the children inhabiting the streets of New York, and later his current home, Los Angeles. Poignant and insightful, his photographs capture their curiosity and vigor as they explore the urban landscape. “A beautiful photograph, like a beautiful poem, always contains a mystery, an elusive and haunting nucleus that makes us return again to probe its depths, hoping to winnow yet another insight,” said Martin Elkort. He was educated at The Cooper Union, and was a member of the renowned New York Photo League. His work is widely exhibited and in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The Getty Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The US Holocaust Memorial Museum, The Jewish Museum in Brooklyn, The Columbus Museum of Art as well as many corporate and private collections.

Saturday, June 11, 2016, 1:30 p.m. Film Screening, 2:30 p.m. Book Signing

Belmont Village Senior Living Westwood, 475 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024
RSVP preferred 310-475-7501 Refreshments served. Free underground parking.