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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

"A Way of Seeing", Helen Levitt (1913-2009)

A Way of Seeing

Helen Levitt (1913-2009)

Spontaneous moments of childhood play intertwined with the daily rhythms of working-class street life in 1930s and 1940s New York City.

With contributions from: MOCA (image source); Violeta Apostolova (image research); Elinor Hemedes (data research). Suggest an Edit

A Way of Seeing

Helen Levitt (1913-2009)

Spontaneous moments of childhood play intertwined with the daily rhythms of working-class street life in 1930s and 1940s New York City.

With contributions from: MOCA (image source); Violeta Apostolova (image research); Elinor Hemedes (data research). Suggest an Edit

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Helen Levitt – A Way of Seeing

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Helen Levitt – A Way of Seeing

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Image courtesy of MOCA.

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Books

upscaled cover image 9781733601801

A Way of Seeing

Buchhandlung Walther König, 2020

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Helen Levitt

Kehrer Verlag, 2018

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Helen Levitt

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1991

upscaled cover image 9781576874295

Helen Levitt

powerHouse Books, 2008

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Helen Levitt

Thames & Hudson, 2021

upscaled cover image 9782330150082

Helen Levitt

Actes Sud, 2021

upscaled cover image 9780822307280

Helen Levitt: In the Street

Duke University Press, 1987

upscaled cover image 9781633451209

Helen Levitt: New York

MOMA, 2021

upscaled cover image 9781576878521

One, Two, Three, More

powerHouse Books, 2017

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