Kelley, Brian, photographer.

New York City Transit Authority : objects / from the collection of and photographed by Brian Kelley ; introduction by Eric Greene.

Brooklyn, NY : Standards Manual, [2017]

351 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

New York City Transit Authority: Objects' originated as a photography experiment. In 2011, New York photographer Brian Kelley began documenting collections of used MetroCards in his Brooklyn studio, arranging them in various grids with the goal of perfecting the lighting of an image. His brother suggested he make the grids more interesting by finding other types of cards. Having exhausted his search of discarded MetroCards in many of the city's 472 subway stations, Kelley turned to eBay for new finds. The online rabbit-hole gave him a crash course in the history of NYC transportation. He discovered tokens dating back to 1860, a ticket stub from 1885 when it cost three cents to take the train across the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as patches, matchbooks, tokens, timetables, pins and signs, posting his photographs of these finds on Tumblr and Instagram. Six years on, many MTA employees follow and advocate his project, sometimes contacting him with information and tips on rare items. As the collection grew, Kelley recognized that there were no comparable digital archives documenting the city's transportation evolution. 'New York City Transit Authority: Objects' is a story told through the evolving design that spans decades of the city's history. Kelley's objects tell a greater story of New York's past. For him, The NYCTA Project remains a photography experiment and self-funded hobby, archiving the culture of his home city. For the reader, it's an intimate view of the city's history that merges design and infrastructure over the past 150 years.

9780692902554 (hardcover)
0692902554 (hardcover)

Subways New York (State) New York History Pictorial works.
Subways New York (State) New York Pictorial works.
Documentary photography.
Color photography.
Subways New York (State) New York History.
Métros New York (État) New York Histoire.
Métros New York (État) New York Ouvrages illustrés.
Métros New York (État) New York Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.
Photographie documentaire.
Photographie en couleurs.
documentary photography.
color photography.
Subways History. New York (State)
Subways New York (State) Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
Subways
Photography, Artistic
New York (State) New York.

photobooks.
Photobooks
History
Pictorial works
Livres de photographies.

Greene, Eric, writer of introduction.
Greene, Eric writer of introduction.

Location: Library main 300352
Call No.: BIB 246533
Status: Available