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

Richard Rappaport (1944)
Richard Rappaport
1944
Dennis Stock (1928 - 2010)
Dennis Stock
1928 - 2010
Todd Hido (1968)
Todd Hido
1968
Eero Saarinen (1910 - 1961)
Eero Saarinen
1910 - 1961
Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988)
Isamu Noguchi
1904 - 1988
Joseph Cornell (1903 - 1972)
Joseph Cornell
1903 - 1972
Jen Ray (1970)
Jen Ray
1970
John Balossi (1931 - 2007)
John Balossi
1931 - 2007
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 - 1933)
Louis Comfort Tiffany
1848 - 1933
Bob Colacello (1947)
Bob Colacello
1947
Childe Hassam (1859 - 1935)
Childe Hassam
1859 - 1935
Elenore Plaisted Abbott (1875 - 1935)
Elenore Plaisted Abbott
1875 - 1935
Boris Solomonovich Aronson (1898 - 1980)
Boris Solomonovich Aronson
1898 - 1980
Matthew Barney (1967)
Matthew Barney
1967
Kalev Mark Kostabi (1960)
Kalev Mark Kostabi
1960
Nicole Eisenman (1965)
Nicole Eisenman
1965

Creators Black & white photo

Leo Kalmus (1903 - 1986)
Leo Kalmus
1903 - 1986
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky (1885 - 1943)
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky
1885 - 1943
Johann Georg Haeselich (1806 - 1894)
Johann Georg Haeselich
1806 - 1894
Maurice Tabard (1897 - 1984)
Maurice Tabard
1897 - 1984
Jacques Alfred Brielman (1834 - 1892)
Jacques Alfred Brielman
1834 - 1892
Karl Gatermann I (1883 - 1959)
Karl Gatermann I
1883 - 1959
Émile Maillard (1846 - 1926)
Émile Maillard
1846 - 1926
Fioravante Seibezzi (1906 - 1974)
Fioravante Seibezzi
1906 - 1974
Joseph Sebastian Oberbauer (1853 - 1926)
Joseph Sebastian Oberbauer
1853 - 1926
Wilhelm Buddenberg (1890 - 1967)
Wilhelm Buddenberg
1890 - 1967
Viktoriia Prokopevna Drokina (1937)
Viktoriia Prokopevna Drokina
1937
Zair Isaakovich Azgur (1908 - 1995)
Zair Isaakovich Azgur
1908 - 1995
Bak Koi Tay (1939 - 2003)
Bak Koi Tay
1939 - 2003
Peter Schwingen (1813 - 1863)
Peter Schwingen
1813 - 1863
Vera Mercer (1936)
Vera Mercer
1936
Ferdinand Louis Jourdan (1851 - 1909)
Ferdinand Louis Jourdan
1851 - 1909
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