Peter Fetterman is pleased to present a group show celebrating 20th-century New York City. Long recognized as the epicenter of street photography — a place where the medium expanded, redefined itself, and captured the pulse of American urban life, New York contains a full spectrum of human experience.
Harsh light and deep shadow shaped the city’s visual language, alternately revealing and withholding, casting figures into brilliance or obscurity. Working within these conditions — from dim subway corridors to sun-blasted avenues — demanded more than skill. It required instinct, patience, and an unwavering eye for the unexpected.
Here, works by Ruth Bernhard, Harry Callahan, Ted Croner, Bruce Davidson, Martin Elkort, Louis Stettner, Sabine Weiss, Charles Harbutt, , Louis Faurer, stand together in conversation — each offering their own interpretation of the city’s rhythm, tension, and wonder. This exhibition is a tribute to New York in all its contradiction: restless, electric, and endlessly alive.
New York City Never Sleeps
10 January – 16 May, 2026
Peter Fetterman Gallery
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Avenue Gallery A1
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Sabine Weiss 1924-2021 New York, 1962 (Printed Later)
Sabine Weiss 1924-2021 Times Square, 1955, printed later
Louis Stettner 1922-2016 Manhattan Coffee Shop, 1946
Ted Croner 1922-2005 Central Park South, 1948/Printed Later
Louis Stettner 1922-2016 Elbowing Out of Town, News Stand, New York, 1954/Printed Later
Bruce Davidson 1933 Brooklyn Gang (couple kissing in the back seat of a car), 1959/Printed
Louis Stettner 1922-2016 Six Lights, Penn Station, 1958/Printed Later
Louis Faurer (United States, 1916-2001) New York, NY (Tulip Cab Corp), 1950/printed early 1980s
