Steve J. Sherman (son of resident Ruth Sherman) is one of NYC’s premier performing arts photographers, widely recognized for his extensive long-term associations with Carnegie Hall and The New York Times, and his work with Maestro Leonard Bernstein.
His photographs regularly appear in newspapers and magazines, on CD and DVD covers, and in biographies, music appreciation books, textbooks, encyclopedias and educational journals.
On Monday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m., Steve will present “Leonard Bernstein in Photographs,” including works from his highly acclaimed books Leonard Bernstein at Work –His Final Years and Leonard Bernstein 100: The Masters Photograph the Maestro.
Steve will discuss what it was like to photograph Bernstein and offer observations and thoughts as to what made him the great legend he is – his constant need to learn, teach and share knowledge, his brilliant and restless mind, his deep devotion to justice and total love for music and all art forms.
Steve will also discuss Bernstein’s demons—the drinking and smoking that ultimately killed him at an early age.
Copies of Leonard Bernstein 100 will be available for purchase at $45 each ($60 for a copy pre-signed by Jamie Bernstein).