Helen Levitt is a photographer whose work primarily consisted of shots of New Yorkers going about their daily lives. Dubbed a "street photographer, Levitt began her career in New York City in the 1940s.
March 30, 2009: Helen Levitt died at the age of 95.NPR: Helen Levitt Dies At 95 (March 30, 2009)
Books
- Helen Levitt: Mexico City published W.W. Norton & Co., 1997; ISBN: 0393045498
- A Way of Seeing published Horizon Press, 1981; ISBN: 0818014229
- Crosstown published PowerHouse Books, 2001; ISBN: 1576871037
- In the street: chalk drawings and messages, New York City published Duke University Press, 1987; ISBN: 0822307715
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Fast Facts
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Born
August 31, 1913 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
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Raised in Brooklyn
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Mostly took photos of working-class New Yorkers
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Worked for 70 years in photography
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Never graduated high school
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Worked as a teacher
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Worked as a cinematographer in 1948 The Quite One
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Modeled her carrier with Henri Cartier-Bresson and Walker Evans
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Famous photo of three kids getting ready for Halloween in 1939
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First published in Fortune magazine in 1939
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Worked as a film editor
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Published a book of her images A Way of Seeing
