Weegee, The Critic

Weegee

American · 1899–1968 · Photographer

Arthur Fellig, known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Weegee, Coney Island, 1940, Gelatin silver print, printed late 1950sConey IslandPhillips · $35,280≈ £25,943≈ €30,514Sign up to see
  2. Weegee, Coney Island, 1940, Gelatin silver print, printed 1950sConey IslandPhillips · £24,130≈ $30,032≈ €27,787Sign up to see
  3. Weegee, Anthony Esposito, Accused 'Cop Killer,' January 16, 1941, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1950Anthony Esposito, Accused 'Cop Killer,' January 16Phillips · $25,000≈ £20,406≈ €22,940Sign up to see

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Arthur Fellig, known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1899, ZolochivDied 1968, New York CityOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q445857 ↗ULAN 500032312 ↗Museum works 1

Also known as $15Vig'i, Arthur Fellig, Arthur Felling, Arthur H. d.i. Fellig, Arthur H. Fellig, Artur Felig, Asher Felig, Usher Fellig and 3 other name forms

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Weegee, The Critic
The Critic1943
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Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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