US 250: Trailblazers: Viewfinder & Alice Austen

Discover the work of Alice Austen, an American trailblazer and early documentary photographer who captured everyday life in New York City. Through close-looking activities with her Street Types of New York photographs, participants will learn how to “read” images as both art and history while exploring stories of immigration and community. Young artists will then create their own viewfinder and document the streets around them, becoming documentary photographers of their own world. This activity design is made possible through a collaboration with The Alice Austen House . Learn more: aliceausten.org Use your library card to book passes to 100+ cultural institutions, including The Alice Austen House , for free: culturepass.org Audience: Children, School Age (6-12 years), Families Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) are available upon request. Please submit your request via this form or contact the hosting library at least two weeks in advance.