1. Arlene Harriet Gottfried was a New York City street photographer who was known for recording the candid scenes of ordinary daily life in some of the city's less well-to-do neighborhoods.
10 Facts About Arlene Gottfried
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Arlene Gottfried's work was not widely known until she was in her 50s.
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When she was 9, Arlene Gottfried moved to Crown Heights, where she became heavily influenced by the nearby, fast-growing Puerto Rican community.
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Arlene Gottfried graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology taking photography courses.
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Arlene Gottfried worked as a photographer for an advertising agency before freelancing for publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Life, the Village Voice, and The Independent.
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The Eternal Light focused on a choir Arlene Gottfried first saw at a gospel fest, which led to her discovery of her love for singing.
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In 1991 while on assignment Arlene Gottfried photographed the Eternal Light Community Singers, eventually singing gospel with them on the Lower East Side.
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Arlene Gottfried sang gospel with the Jerriese Johnson East Village Gospel Choir.
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Arlene Gottfried was a regular patron of Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
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Arlene Gottfried died on August 8,2017, from complications of breast cancer at her home in Manhattan at the age of 66 surrounded by friends and family.