English singer-songwriter David Bowie exits the Carlyle Hotel on Madison Avenue in New York City, January 27, 1983, as he attends a press conference.David Bowie – Outside The Carlyle, New York, 1983. English singer-songwriter David Bowie (1947–2016) on Madison Avenue, New York, 27th January 1983. He is at the Carlyle Hotel for a press conference. A candid street portrait that catches Bowie mid-stride beneath The Carlyle’s canopy, distilling the press-day energy and sharp style of early-’80s Manhattan. Ideal for interiors celebrating music history, monochrome photography, or New York icons; adds a modern edge to living rooms, hallways, or home studios.