Dutch Seen: New York Rediscovered Slide-Show

Being Dutch Canadian, and being surrounded by photographers (my sister, my partner, and several of my closest friends make their livelihoods and satiate their creative passions through the lens), I found this photo slide show in the New York Times Magazine particularly endearing.

The photographs mimic the paintings of the Dutch Masters (think Vermeer and Rembrant) and celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Dutch claim to New Netherland - with its capital of New Amsterdam — on the wilderness island of Manhattan.

The slide show displays highlights from the exhibit “Dutch Seen: New York Rediscovered,” which runs to Sept. 13 at the Museum of the City of New York. The exhibit is a collaboration with Foam, the photography museum in Amsterdam, and is curated by Kathy Ryan, photo editor of The New York Times Magazine.

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