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This year marks the 45th anniversary of the groundbreaking book Firehouse, featuring photographs by award-winning photographer Jill Freedman and text by firefighter and Firehouse Magazine founder, Dennis Smith.
The New York City Fire Museum is presenting Firehouse: The Photography of Jill Freedman, an exhibition running until April 2, 2023, that showcases images from the book and videos of Freedman describing how she was able to capture these incredible images.William James Warren/The Jill Freedman Irrevocable Trust
Freedman was a highly respected New York City documentary photographer whose award-winning work is included in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of Photography, George Eastman House, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the New York Public Library, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, among others. She appeared in solo and group exhibitions throughout the world and contributed to many prominent publications.
In the Firehouse book, Jill Freedman created a visual story that captures an important piece of New York City history, said Jennifer Brown, executive director of the New York City Fire Museum. Most importantly, she showed the humanity of firefighters through their day-to-day struggles and triumphs.
The images in the exhibition include close-ups of the firefighters, action shots at the scene of a fire, and other scenes during the FDNY's War Years in the 1970s..
Exhibitions such as this are crucial to honoring Jill Freedman's work and keeping her legacy alive, much like Jill did with her photography subjects, said the Jill Freedman Estate: Marcia Schiffman, Susan Hecht, Nancy Schiffman Sklar, and Wendy Wernick. Jill is one of the greatest photographers of all time, and we are pleased to partner...