Sue Cassidy Clark: The Camera Was My Art

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For Met patron and emeritus volunteer Sue Cassidy Clark, photography was a means of sharing her experiences in the jazz clubs of New York and the basketball courts of the NBA. When she realized it was time to let go of her cameras, she decided to donate them to The Met’s Department of Photographic Conservation. Join Sue for an intimate look back at her early days in New York through her photographs, scrapbooks, and cameras. Read more on Perspectives: https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/sue-cassidy-clark-the-camera-was-my-art Chief Digital Officer: Douglas Hegley Executive Producer: Sarah Wambold Managing Producer and Editor: Ann C. Collins Director: Ann C. Collins Editor: Caroline Berler Cinematographer: Malvika Dang Production Coordinator: Hayley Theisen Drone footage SandenWolff Archival credits: Sue Cassidy Clark photographs courtesy of the artist Elevated Subway Train Arriving In Station At Night. New York City Subway by Rabanser/Pond5.com New York City Skyline Metro Train Line 7 Passing In Queens Cityscape by SevArt/Pond5.com Count Basie with Joe Williams - Vintage Birdland, New York City Concert Handbill © 1960 by Bill Waterson/Alamy Gene Krupa Basin Street © Herman Leonard Photography, LLC Woody Guthrie Program courtesy of Carnegie Hall Rose Archives Music credits: ALI BANISDR by Austin Fisher VIEW FROM THE ENCOUNTER by Stephen J Rice/Pond5.com ALL THAT JAZZ by BeardMusicStock/Pond5.com METROPOLITAN TOUR Composed and produced by Mark Suozzo, © 2024 Mark My Music (BMI) AN OLD FASHIONED GIRL by Stephen J Rice/Pond5.com Special Thanks: Sue Cassidy Clark Nora Kennedy, Sherman Fairchild Conservator In Charge of Photographic Conservation Tess Hamilton Matthew Ferraguo West Side YMCA, New York Subscribe for new content from The Met: https://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseum #TheMet #Art #TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt #Museum © 2025 The Metropolitan Museum of Art