Celebrities Walk Their Dogs in 1940s New York City
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Nina Leen, one of the first female photographers to work for Life, took pictures for the magazine from 1940 to 1972. In the mid-1940s, her essay, “City Dogs,” featured actors and artists with their pets on the streets of New York City. In late-March, Daniel Cooney Fine Art in New York City, is opening a solo exhibition of Leen’s work that features images from that essay and others. Pictured: Metropolitan Opera tenor Lauritz Melchior and his wife pose for a portrait with their Great Dane.