Eagles of New York

eagles of new york™ is a photographic celebration of the eagle in the architecture and sculpture of new york city. photographed at dozens of locations in the five boroughs, these marvelous images have been created by the new york photographer richard rivera. with their subtleties of light and shadow these large-format photographic transparencies showcase the rarely noticed eagle of the urban landscape. eagles of new york™ provides fine art collectors a rare opportunity to invest early in rivera’s passion, offering great aesthetics with potential economic benefit as rivera advances his work. rivera, the quintessential new yorker, was born and raised on manhattan’s east side, graduated from the school of visual arts in new york city, and has been a photographer, artist, and writer for over 30 years. his photographic work is in the permanent collection of the brooklyn museum. photographed during and around the occupy wall street protests of 2011, eagles of new york™ speaks to the culture,