4th Street Photo in the Press
Manhattan Sideways Magazine
When I asked Alex Harsley if he knew who owned the 1968 Dodge Dart parked outside his gallery, his response was “that is mine…I purchased it in 1974, and have enjoyed it ever since…my car is all about the good times.” As owner, and photographer, Mr. Harsley describes the 4th Street Photo Gallery as a “museum of the past.” For close to forty years, he has been exhibiting both his own work and that of many other talented photography artists. 4th Street Photo is as much a community as it is a gallery.
Like a ‘barbershop’ for photographers on E. 4th St.
By John Ranard, The Villager 2006
You will find photography’s best kept secret in a nondescript storefront on E. Fourth St. between Second Ave. and the Bowery. Inside 4th Street Photo Gallery sits Alex Harsley in front of rows of 16-inch-by-20-inch, black-and-white prints hanging salon style from wooden clips, like clothes on a laundry line. The photographs are all taken by Harsley, a few as many as 40 years ago. There is a beautiful portrait of Muhammad Ali and one of John Coltrane, both in their prime, and numerous poetic New York street scenes. The photographs on display change according to Harsley’s mood. The theme of the current show, up until September, is snow, New York in winter.
When I asked Alex Harsley if he knew who owned the 1968 Dodge Dart parked outside his gallery, his response was “that is mine…I purchased it in 1974, and have enjoyed it ever since…my car is all about the good times.” As owner, and photographer, Mr. Harsley describes the 4th Street Photo Gallery as a “museum of the past.” For close to forty years, he has been exhibiting both his own work and that of many other talented photography artists. 4th Street Photo is as much a community as it is a gallery.
Like a ‘barbershop’ for photographers on E. 4th St.
By John Ranard, The Villager 2006
You will find photography’s best kept secret in a nondescript storefront on E. Fourth St. between Second Ave. and the Bowery. Inside 4th Street Photo Gallery sits Alex Harsley in front of rows of 16-inch-by-20-inch, black-and-white prints hanging salon style from wooden clips, like clothes on a laundry line. The photographs are all taken by Harsley, a few as many as 40 years ago. There is a beautiful portrait of Muhammad Ali and one of John Coltrane, both in their prime, and numerous poetic New York street scenes. The photographs on display change according to Harsley’s mood. The theme of the current show, up until September, is snow, New York in winter.
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