Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Going. Going. GARN!!!

NYCHS is pleased and honored to be able to present a sampling of
NYC jail and
NYS prison images (reduced-size) by award-winning photographer Andrew Garn.

Above: composite mapped image of copyrighted prison album menu page on Gard's web site.

The photographic originals of the reduced size images shown here emerged from the
2002 Andrew Garn The Architecture of Incarceration photo project
supported by The New York State Council for the Arts.

1892 jail cells:
Harlem ex-jail

Tier in unused cell
blocks connected to
the landmark court
house at 121st St.
NYCHS' Harlem Jail
page has more
details on ex-5th
District Jail.

cell sink egg:
Harlem ex-jail

Pigeon
trespassers'
sink nest.
Since photo,
windows
repaired,
nesting
ended.

shanks display:
NYC Correction Academy

make-shift
weapons
confiscated
from inmates,
shown later
in CO training.

visit
room
&
mural:
James
A.
Thomas
Center,
Rikers
Island.

1825 prison:
Sing Sing

vesitages of
buildings
put up by
first inmates,
system's
oldest still-
standing
structure.

card players:
Dannemora

one couple
in vistors
room plays
cards while
another has
tete-a-tete.

visitors room:
Auburn

wall watch
tower visible
in window
of marital
overnight
room but
curtains close
from inside.

prison yard:
Auburn

benches,
tables and
inmates in
the east
yard during
summer
afternoon
recreation.

NYCHS appreciates being permitted to present the above reduced size versions of award-winning photographer Andrew Garn's jail and prison photos.

For the original images -- more than twice as large -- visit the prison album menu page on his own web site -- www.andrewgarn.com/portfolio_prison.html

The site is best viewed using more recent versions of Internet Explorer or Netscape. The NYCHS webmaster was able to access it with IE 5 and 6 and Netscape 7.

Mr. Garn retains all photo copyrights and reserves all the rights thereunder. To access a list of his photography awards and grants, more of his portfolio images including magazine and book covers, and other information, visit his site's home page -- www.andrewgarn.com

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