Helen Levitt (1913 - 2009) - photo 1

Helen Levitt

Helen Levitt was an American photographer known for her street photography of New York City. Levitt began taking photographs as a teenager and went on to work for the photo agency, the Photo League, in the 1930s and 1940s.

Levitt's work focused on capturing the daily lives of ordinary people, particularly children, in the neighborhoods of New York City. She used a small 35mm camera to take candid shots of children playing in the streets, creating images that were both playful and poignant. Her work was often compared to the work of fellow street photographers, such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Walker Evans.

In addition to her photography, Levitt also worked as a filmmaker and created several acclaimed documentaries.

Levitt's photographs have been exhibited in major museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She was awarded numerous honors for her work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant.

Date and place of birt:31 august 1913, New York City, USA
Date and place of death:29 march 2009, New York City, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Photographer
Genre:Documentary photography, Street Photography
Art style:Realism, Black & white photo, Color photo

Creators USA

Charles Schreyvogel (1861 - 1912)
Charles Schreyvogel
1861 - 1912
John Seward Johnson II (1930 - 2020)
John Seward Johnson II
1930 - 2020
Richard Rappaport (1944)
Richard Rappaport
1944
Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897 - 1968)
Charles Ragland Bunnell
1897 - 1968
Arthur Ignatius Keller (1867 - 1924)
Arthur Ignatius Keller
1867 - 1924
Gertrude Abercrombie (1909 - 1977)
Gertrude Abercrombie
1909 - 1977
Jennifer Bartlett (1941 - 2022)
Jennifer Bartlett
1941 - 2022
Rita Ackermann (1968)
Rita Ackermann
1968
Irene Rice Pereira (1902 - 1971)
Irene Rice Pereira
1902 - 1971
Carl Newman (1858 - 1932)
Carl Newman
1858 - 1932
George Passmore (1942)
George Passmore
1942
James Belton Bonsall (1926 - 1999)
James Belton Bonsall
1926 - 1999
Amy Sillman (1955)
Amy Sillman
1955
Paul Jenkins (1923 - 2012)
Paul Jenkins
1923 - 2012
Robert Graham (1938 - 2008)
Robert Graham
1938 - 2008
Karl Theodore Bitter (1867 - 1915)
Karl Theodore Bitter
1867 - 1915

Creators Black & white photo

Felix Brzozovsky (1836 - 1892)
Felix Brzozovsky
1836 - 1892
Victor Ivanovich Tolochko (1922 - 2006)
Victor Ivanovich Tolochko
1922 - 2006
Ernst Willers (1802 - 1880)
Ernst Willers
1802 - 1880
Arthur Lee (1881 - 1961)
Arthur Lee
1881 - 1961
Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
Oswald Walters Brierly
1817 - 1894
Dennis Lee Hopper (1936 - 2010)
Dennis Lee Hopper
1936 - 2010
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (1874 - 1952)
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus
1874 - 1952
Albert Bettannier (1851 - 1932)
Albert Bettannier
1851 - 1932
Adolphe Philippe Millot (1857 - 1921)
Adolphe Philippe Millot
1857 - 1921
Joseph Sebastian Oberbauer (1853 - 1926)
Joseph Sebastian Oberbauer
1853 - 1926
Izima Kaoru (1954)
Izima Kaoru
1954
Sally Henriques (1815 - 1886)
Sally Henriques
1815 - 1886
Alfred Raum (1872 - 1935)
Alfred Raum
1872 - 1935
Sergey Nikolaevich Prisekin (1958 - 2015)
Sergey Nikolaevich Prisekin
1958 - 2015
Friedrich Perlberg (1848 - 1921)
Friedrich Perlberg
1848 - 1921
Orest Georgievich Vereysky (1915 - 1993)
Orest Georgievich Vereysky
1915 - 1993
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