Photo Essays

The Hard, Steady Work of Creating Beauty: Ballet Dancers Rehearse, 1936
Few things, after three-quarters of a century, manage to stay the same. But any dancer — and specifically, any ballet dancer — perusing Alfred Eisenstaedt’s...

City at a Crossroads: Chicago Confronts Urban Blight, 1954
Chicago is one of the world’s great cities — and most of the cliché that have long stuck to the Windy City (so named because of its long-winded politicians, not...


