Simple Pleasures: Picturing the Pleasures of Being Young

“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” ― Fred Rogers, television personality

Frank Horvat, Cairo, Egypt
Frank Horvat, Cairo, Egypt, 1962, Archival Pigment Photograph
Helen Levitt, New York (Foreign Legion)
Helen Levitt, New York (Foreign Legion), 1940, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Fred Stein, Ball Field, New York
Fred Stein, Ball Field, New York, 1946, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edouard Boubat, Jardin Du Luxembourg, Paris
Edouard Boubat, Jardin Du Luxembourg, Paris, 1955, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Sabine Weiss, Paris
Sabine Weiss, Paris, 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Arthur Leipzig, Boys on Wooden Scooter
Arthur Leipzig, Untitled (Boys on Wooden Scooter), 1940’s, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Frank Horvat, Michel & Lorenzo in Field
Frank Horvat, Michel & Lorenzo in Field, 1959, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Three Juveniles, Montreal, Canada
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Three Juveniles, Montreal, Canada, 1964, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Katrina Thomas, Untitled (girl with kitten)
Katrina Thomas, Untitled (girl with kitten), c. 1972, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
Robert Frank, Peru
Robert Frank, Peru, 1948, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Chester Higgins Jr., Kid Cooling Off in Hydrant Spray, Harlem
Chester Higgins Jr., Kid Cooling Off in Hydrant Spray, Harlem, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
Ilse Bing, Patrice Avec Bateau
Ilse Bing, Patrice Avec Bateau, 1952, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Elliott Erwitt, Kids Boxing, Armonk, New York (Diptych)
Elliott Erwitt, Kids Boxing, Armonk, New York (Diptych), Silver Gelatin Photograph
Will McBride, Riverboat, Berlin
Will McBride, Riverboat, Berlin, 1959, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Howard Sochurek, Russian Children Dancing at Water's Edge
Howard Sochurek, Russian Children Dancing at Water’s Edge, 1958, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph

Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.