Alice Austen was the first woman of note on the American photography scene and her harborside home explores both her life and artistic legacy. Known for mocking Victorian mores, the maverick’s work exudes a refreshingly candid realism in its depiction of both upper-middle-class Staten Island life and the gritty, working-class realities of the Lower East Side. The house is just north of the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge, about a 15-minute, 2.4-mile bus ride from the ferry pier.
