Book Launch & Exhibition

John baer: The extraordinary ordinary / a memoir in photographs 1945-1954

The White Loft

273 Grand Street, 2nd floor

New York City

September 17 - 19, 2026

EXHIBITION OPENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17

Opening reception: 5-9 pm

Panel discussion: 6:30 pm

Please join us for a conversation with Andrew Baer and Megan Moynihan of the John Baer Archive and the Paper Cinema Editions team: creative director Yolanda Cuomo, writer and editor Alexa Dilworth, and master printer Jonno Rattman. A book signing will follow.

Exhibition Hours:‍ ‍

Thursday September 17, 5 to 9 pm; Friday and Saturday, September 18-19, 11 to 7 pm; or call Megan Moynihan at (646)641-2496 to make an appointment.

The exhibition will feature forty prints from John Baer: The Extraordinary Ordinary / A Memoir in Photographs 1945 - 1954.

Critical Acclaim for John Baer: The Extraordinary Ordinary:

“…this book is more than a collection of forgotten photographs. The approximately 250 images form a vivid portrait of Europe and New York in the years immediately following the war…the work of a remarkable photographer has been rediscovered…”Fotografie

“… A debut book demonstrates Baer’s gift for catching people in the most unguarded and vulnerable moments of their lives – at work, at rest, at play… recording the everyday moments that are often overshadowed by major world events or iconic figures. Here, the painting is coloured in, the outlines filled to reveal a full and vibrant portrait of a bygone era...” Aesthetica Magazine