Arthur Fellig, known as Weegee, transformed journalism with his 1945 photography book "Naked City," capturing New York's crime and nightlife in vivid, tabloid-style images. This book features two essays by art historians Anthony W. Lee and Richard Meyer, offering contrasting views on Weegee's work and modernism. Meyer analyzes Weegee's intertwining of tabloid photography and lowbrow appeal, while Lee explores the influence of 1930s and 1940s leftist journalism on Weegee. These essays contextualize Weegee's images within mass media, detailing their shift from newspapers to the art world.
