Harold Feinstein
American, 1931 - 2015
Harold Feinstein began his photographic career in 1946 at age fifteen. Four short years later, Edward Steichen purchased his work for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. A member of the New York School of photographers, Feinstein worked from the 1930s to the 1960s to capture the essence of twentieth-century New York City during a period of turbulent change. He is best known for his black and white documentary style and for his extensive portfolio on Coney Island, his favorite place, which he photographed from 1946 until 2000.
Feinstein’s portfolios, photo essays, and articles have been published in major periodicals around the world, including LIFE, Aperture, Audubon, Connoisseur, L'Illustriazione, and Popular Photography.
His work is in permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; International Center of Photography, New York; George Eastman House, Rochester, New York; Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, California; and the Museum of the City of New York.
