Sophie Rivera's Photos of 1970s Nuyorican NYC

[REBROADCAST FROM May 12, 2026] In the late 1970s, photographer Sophie Rivera began asking her fellow Nuyoricans if she could take their picture on the street. So began her Latino Portrait series that is just one of the many ways Rivera reframed how Puerto Rican New Yorkers were depicted on camera in mass media. A new exhibit at El Museo del Barrio displays more than 125 images taken by Rivera, and is the first museum survey dedicated to the artist. Susanna V. Temkin, Interim Chief Curator, discusses Rivera's photography and the legacy she left behind after she passed away in 2021. 'Sophie Rivera: Double Exposures' is on view through August 2.

Photo: Sophie Rivera Self-portrait, c.1970s Gelatin silver print Estate of Martin Hurwitz

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