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New York, 1972

Photograph: Helen Levitt

Helen Levitt’s Street Photos Blend the Poetic With the Political

Examining the overlooked work of a photographer

whose images brought awareness to social issues.

NYT

Jan. 16, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/
lens/helen-levitts-street-photos-blend-the-poetic-with-the-political.html

New York City, circa 1940

Helen Levitt's New York – in pictures

Brooklyn-born Helen Levitt was teaching art to children

when she bought a camera to document the chalk drawings

they were sketching on New York’s streets.

Her works were influential

but she struggled to make a living in her lifetime.

G

Fri 30 Nov 2018    07.00 GMT

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2018/nov/30/
helen-levitt-new-york-in-pictures

New York, 1942

Photograph: © Estate of Helen Lewitt,

Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

Born and raised in New York,

Levitt made most of her photographs in the city’s streets.

Her interest in photography began in 1931;

she learned darkroom technique

while working for a portrait photographer

and by 16 had decided to become a professional.

She was especially inspired

by the photographs of Walker Evans

and Henri Cartier-Bresson,

both of whom became friends.

Following Cartier-Bresson’s lead,

Levitt bought a 35mm camera

and settled on the subject matter

she would pursue for the next 40 years:

community street life.

Streets ahead:

The explosive New York scene that changed photography - in pictures

Between 1935 and 1965,

New York was the epicentre of a revolutionary new style of photography.

A new exhibition captures its energy

G

Thu 17 Dec 2020    07.00 GMT

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/dec/17/
the-new-york-scene-that-changed-photography-in-pictures

Helen Levitt    1913-2009

Award-winning New York photographer

noted for street scenes and social realism

https://fraenkelgallery.com/artists/
helen-levitt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Helen_Levitt

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jul/29/
take-the-plunge-a-deep-dive-into-new-york-and-other-great-american-cities-
in-pictures

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/oct/02/
helen-levitt-
photographer-new-york-in-the-street-photographers-gallery

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/
lens/helen-levitts-street-photos-blend-the-poetic-with-the-political.html

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2018/nov/30/
helen-levitt-new-york-in-pictures

https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/
the-subway-portraits-of-helen-levitt

https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/
the-streets-were-alive-levitt-was-there/

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/apr/03/
helen-levitt-obituary

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/
arts/design/30levitt.html

https://www.npr.org/2009/03/30/
102504602/helen-levitt-captured-perfect-moments-unnoticed

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2009/03/
helen_levitt.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/08/
books/capturing-little-dramas-with-click-
helen-levitt-s-pictures-speak-for-themselves.html

https://www.npr.org/2002/01/17/
1136521/helen-levitts-indelible-eye

https://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/jan/levitt/
020117.levitt.html

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