ONLY IN NEW YORK: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM LOOK MAGAZINE

In the aftermath of World War II, New York emerged as a world-class cityand the de facto national financial capital, becoming a magnet for mogulsand strivers. At the same time the city remained a collection of smalltowns made up of people going about their daily rounds. No otherpublication captured this twin identity as successfully as Look magazine.In the pre-television era, the editors of Look recognized the great demandfor photographs of all kinds—politicians, titans of industry, andunsung heroes, glamorous events and intimate moments, society matrons andshowgirls, violent crime and courtroom drama—that providedentertainment and diversion to voyeuristic subscribers to the magazine.Reaching a peak circulation of nearly 8 million in the late 1960s, Look wasa national publication with a focus on the fascination and allure of NewYork.The magazine's New York images—more than 200,000 in all—weredonated to the Museum of the City of New York. Only in New York draws fromthat astonishing archive to present the tapestry that was New York in the1940s and 1950s.