Description

The Alice Austen House Museum, a National Historic Landmark, is devoted to the life and work of Alice Austen (1866-1952), one of America's earliest and most prolific female photographers. The Austen family home, Clear Comfort, is a picturesque Victorian Gothic Cottage sitting on a bluff overlooking New York Harbor, within the confines of Alice Austen Park. The view from the Museum is spectacular, affording visitors a stunning panorama extending from the two and a half mile-long Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, to the majestic New York City skyline. The Museum operates the restored Austen family home, and provides the public with museum tours, changing photographic exhibits, and a wide array of educational and public programs.