Virtue has a veil, said Oscar Wilde, vice a mask.
Portraits of some of the various New Yorkers who, during the Coronavirus quarantine of 2020, used the occasion as an opportunity to sport creative and unusual masks and outfits.
Robert, Babylon. Train motorman.
Annmarie, Sunset Park. Exterminator.
Jaclyn, Bedford-Stuyvesant. Production designer.
Ian, Bushwick. Sound designer.
Alix, Midtown. Medical technologist.
Justin, Yonkers. Explorer and television host.
Brian, Upper West Side. Stand-up comic.
Angelina, Upper East Side. Museum curator.
Sherry, Meatpacking District. Publicist.
Cynthia, Bushwick. Costume designer.
Ashton, Hudson Yards. Pastry Chef.
Dekker, Red Hook. Baby.
Esti, Upper West Side. Milliner.
Jennifer, Ridgewood. Costume Designer.
Amy, Bushwick. Musician.
Jason, Harlem. Butcher.
Maria, Harlem. Psychiatrist.
Jon, Ridgewood. Restauranteur.
Rob, New Hyde Park. Public school teacher.