Five Faces of New York in the 1970s. Woody Allen’s most critically acclaimed movie is a love letter to his hometown set to the romantic music of George Gershwin and photographed in glorious black & white Panavision by Gordon Willis. The story details the love life of comedy writer Isaac Davis (Allen), who is torn between sweet, devoted 17-year-old Tracy (Mariel Hemingway) and the neurotic but fascinating Mary (Diane Keaton), the mistress of Isaac’s best friend (Michael Murphy). To complicate matters, Isaac’s ex-wife (Meryl Streep) has written a tell-all memoir of their failed marriage.
Over a professional life spanning seven decades, Edward Steichen (1879–1973) established himself as one of the most important figures in the history of photography. What is less known is that for much of that time, Steichen devoted himself to the nurturing of plants and gardens, an activity that sustained him and through which he developed ardently held beliefs regarding the relationship of art, nature, and creativity.