A former School of Visual Arts professor is under fire after riders discovered he had spent years secretly clicking their photos on the subway — building an online collection that includes children and women in revealing clothing.
The New York Post reported on Monday, August 3, that Brian Appel, who was a professor at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan for over a decade, has spent more than two years photographing subway riders without their knowledge and posting the images online.
The collection, called Trends in Contemporary Art: Brian Appel, includes children and numerous women wearing tank tops and revealing clothing.
Courtney Fitzpatrick, 51, told the outlet she recognized both of her daughters in the trove, one of whom appeared as Appel’s cover photo at age 16…