Helen Levitt

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American photographer (1913-2009)

United States ArtistsLived 1913 to 2009 · aged 95

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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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Cover art for Levitt's book Crosstown (2002)

Cover art for Levitt's book Slide Show (2005)

Awards 3

2008Spectrum - Internationaler Preis für Fotografie

2004Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award

Guggenheim Fellowship

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SpouseAlfred Lewis Levitt

Connected to Helen 6

James AgeeAlso in In the Street (1948)

Will LeeAlso in An Affair of the Skin (1963)

Ben MaddowAlso in The Steps of Age (1950)

Janice LoebAlso in In the Street (1948)

Diana SandsAlso in An Affair of the Skin (1963)

Nancy MaloneAlso in An Affair of the Skin (1963)

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