Melvin Hollins: The Observer
October 15th – November 20th, 2026
Reception: Thursday, October 15th, 6–8 pm
The Ildiko Butler Gallery and the Susan Lipani Gallery at Lincoln Center
Exhibition talk: Tuesday, October 20th, 6 pm in the Ildiko Butler Gallery
Curators: Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock and Jude Hollins
Fordham University is pleased to announce Melvin Hollins: The Observer, a photography exhibition taking place simultaneously in the Ildiko Butler Gallery and the Susan Lipani Gallery at Lincoln Center. The accompanying book, Melvin Hollins: The Observer, is available as a 298-page, 5" x 8" print-on-demand publication with an introduction by Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock and an essay by Jude Hollins.
Melvin Hollins was an African-American armed forces veteran, a Fordham University Lincoln Center Ram, and a gifted street photographer who compassionately recorded the social fabric of New York City throughout the 1970s. This exhibition presents 18 framed archival prints made from scanned B&W negatives in the Ildiko Butler Gallery, and 133 5" x 8" pages from the book Melvin Hollins: The Observer, encircling the entire Susan Lipani Gallery in the Visual Arts Complex.