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    BOOK: Paradise & Purgatory

    Christopher Harrity

    Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
    Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
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    Paradise & Purgatory: Sassy ’70s Suburbia & The City juxtaposes intimate images of home life on Long Island with New York City streets and nightlife. The photos and stories illustrate Meryl Meisler's coming of age: the South Bronx, suburbia, the Mystery Club, dance lessons, Girl Scouts, the Rockettes, the circus, school, bar mitzvahs, proms, weddings, gay Fire Island, the Hamptons, feminists, happy hookers, CBGB, punks, disco, after hours and go-go bars, Jewish and LGBT Pride, street life, home theatrics, holidays, friendship, family, and love. She had to photograph it to make sense of it all, to hold on to the time, to release and now finally share it.

    Check out these events:

    Saturday, October 24
    NYC Art Teachers Assoc. Conference
    Higher Education Mentor Awardee
    245 E. 56th St., New York City

    Wednesday, November 11, 7-9 p.m.
    Christopher Stout Gallery
    299 Meserole St., East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y.
    Sassy Drinks & Book Chat

    Monday, November 16, 4-6 p.m.
    B&H Event Space
    420 Ninth Ave. @ 34th St., New York City

    Tuesday, November 17, 7-9 p.m.
    The Breslin's Liberty Hall @ Ace Hotel New York
    16 W. 29th St., New York City
    Cocktail Reception, Performances, and More

    Meryl wants to thank The Golden Notebook, Woodstock, N.Y.; The Strand; Amazon (Strand is the Amazon dealer). 

    All images ©Meryl Meisler.

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