Legendary photographer Jay Maisel and director Stephen Wilkes on their new doc Jay Myself (7/29/19) - a podcast by Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

Acclaimed photographer Jay Maisel bought a six-story, 72-room building on the Bowery in 1966. Ever since, the site has served as his home, studio and repository for a breathtaking collection of items that inspires his photographic work. That is until he received the news that his home and studio must be emptied out following its sale in the largest private real estate deal in NYC history. As Maisel, whose credits include snapping the cover photo for the seminal Miles Davis album “Kind of Blue” and the first two covers of New York Magazine, prepares for this monumental move, he reflects on his life for his former assistant, photographer and now filmmaker Stephen Wilkes. The result is Stephen's fascinating new documentary about Jay entitled “Jay Myself.” The film, Stephen's debut offering as a director, premieres at Film Forum on July 31. In this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, Jay Maisel and Stephen Wilkes discuss “Jay Myself” and the storied career of the man it portrays.

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