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The South Tower
Joel Meyerowitz
2001
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Bronx–born American photographer Joel Meyerowitz began his career as an advertising art director, but taught himself photography after an encounter with Robert Frank, and became a freelance photographer in 1963. He is known especially for his documentary photographs of New York and New Yorkers and for his pioneering work in color photography. His work has appeared in more than 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries and he has published sixteen books. In the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack, Meyerowitz began the World Trade Center Archive, with some 8,000 images created in partnership with the Museum of the City of New York.
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