Coney Island

Sid Grossman was an American photographer and teacher who cofounded New York’s Photo League, an organization of socially conscious photographers who documented the city’s rapidly changing neighborhoods and communities. In addition to his roles as director and teacher at the League, Grossman spent time photographing the American Midwest and Central America, though the majority of his work is dedicated to his native New York. After the Photo League disbanded in 1951, Grossman continued teaching privately and developed his creative practice in both photography and painting. Toward the end of his life, he created a series of landscapes and portraits in Cape Cod.