Dear George,
Today is my brother Peter’s
birthday. He was born on June 9,
1945, in Menominee, MI, and he passed away nine years ago on July 21, 2006, at
East Hampton, Long Island. Peter lived an enthusiastic, many-sided,
adventuresome life. He was very
family-oriented, and he chronicled our family’s history photographically,
resurrecting our father’s treasure trove of photos from the 40’s to the 60’s and
adding his own rich collection from the 70’s to the 2000’s. He sent many of Vic’s and his own
photos to family members in the form of postcards that he produced. New York City was among Peter’s great
passions. He and Gayle lived in
Princeton, NJ, and they would frequently spend their weekends in Manhattan,
with Peter taking photos in Central Park, Midtown, the Village, Soho, and other
locations. I’ve put a sampling of
these below. Sometimes they remind
me of Weegee, New York’s famous freelance street photographer of the 40’s
through the 60’s who specialized in gritty urban scenes. Today would have been Peter’s 70th
birthday, and I’m sure he would have made it a gala occasion, probably inviting
family members to Princeton for a celebration. In the sad absence of such a possibility, I decided to spend
time with some of Peter’s images of the city.
Love,
Dave
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