Exhibit celebrates working people
By Sue Davis
New York
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then consider the
photographic exhibit "A Day in the Life of Working New York" to
be a book illustrating that working people are the real movers
and shakers in this world.
The exhibit, which opened Sept. 6 at Gallery 1199 at 310
West 43rd St., shows scenes from 17 workers' lives--from the
time they get ready to go to work, through a typical workday,
until they're back home caring for their families again. Jobs
range from service industries like bell captain in a hotel,
worker in a green grocery and janitor, to skilled trades like
seamstress, lead asbestos removal technician, carpenter, cook
in a school, to professionals like teacher and resident
physician.
The images are evocative and inspiring. Scenes showing the
high level of cooperation required by an MTA work crew are
reminiscent of Sebastiao Salgado's photos. Seeing the workers
at home with their families puts their labors into eloquent
perspective--they work hard so they can care for their
families. And it makes the viewer appreciate how much all of us
rely on and benefit from each other's labors.
The exhibit, co-sponsored by the New York Central Labor
Council and Bread and Roses, the cultural arm of 1199/sEIU, is
on view until Oct. 31.
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