The photographs shown in this exhibition portray surviving defensive structures from the 1790's, throughout the nineteenth century and into the 1960's.  Although the images concentrate on the defense of New York Harbor, what happened here exemplified coastal defense strategies being implemented throughout the country. The most advanced designs and meticulous attention to craft went into making these massive and costly public works, but the rapid evolution of military technology soon made these defenses obsolete.

These photographs were included in a solo exhibit held during June and July 2016 at the Lilac, a former U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse tender moored in the Hudson River at Pier 25.

Photo titles in order of appearance (top to bottom):

Fort Wood, Liberty Island (2013)
Castle Williams, Governors Island (2012)
Battery Harris East, Fort Tilden, Queens (2013)
Battery Weed, Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island (2013)
Wall, Fort Schuyler, Bronx (2016) 
Powder Magazine, Fort Totten, Queens (2015)
Battery Potter, Sandy Hook, N.J. (2013)
Battery Gunnison from the Dunes, Sandy Hook, N.J. (2016)
Nike Missile, Fort Tilden, Queens (2015)

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