Since the founding of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, photography has played a vital role in how it has documented the history of motion pictures. Beginning on June 28 and running through June of 2026, MoMA will present the exhibition "Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography, featuring over 200 images from its archive-studio portraits made from 1921 to 1996, featuring stars such as Clara Bow, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck, Spenser Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, and more. The show, notes MoMA, examines the evolution of editorial practice "before the digital age, AI technology, and social media reshaped the experience of celebrity."

  Drawing in Battery Park City Parks has begun for the season! Organized by the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, this long-running series is a city favorite. Free classes in figure drawing with a live model, as well as nature drawings take place weekly, with all materials provided.  Figure Al Fresco Many people are challenged when trying to draw the human figure. The Battery Park City Parks Conservancy offers everyone a chance to improve their skills through an outdoor figu...