Helen Levitt

American · 1913–2009 · Photographer

Helen Levitt was an American photographer and cinematographer. She was particularly noted for her street photography around New York City. David Levi Strauss described her as… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Helen Levitt, N.Y.C., 1939, Gelatin silver printN.Y.C.Phillips · $37,500≈ £24,735≈ €29,206Sign up to see
  2. Helen Levitt, Boy with Gun, circa 1942, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950sBoy with GunPhillips · $25,000≈ £19,035≈ €22,284Sign up to see
  3. Helen Levitt, New York City (phone booth), 1988, Dye-transfer print, printed 1993New York City (phone booth)Phillips · $20,160≈ £15,406≈ €18,456Sign up to see

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Helen Levitt was an American photographer and cinematographer. She was particularly noted for her street photography around New York City. David Levi Strauss described her as "the most celebrated and least known photographer of her time."

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Born 1913, BrooklynDied 2009, Greenwich VillageOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q242849 ↗ULAN 500059803 ↗

Also known as Helen August

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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