Pursuit of Happiness

Rudy Burckhardt--best known as a photographer and filmmaker--moved to New York from his native Basel in 1935 at age 21. Burckhardt shot portraits of many artists for Art News during the 1950s and early '60s, capturing their work methods in candid and intimate photos. His films, frequently portraying cityscapes and urban life, include The Pursuit of Happiness (1940), Under the Brooklyn Bridge (1953), What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street (1956), Square Times (1967), and Inside Dope (1971).