Helen Levitt
American photographer (1913–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the screenwriter of the same name, see Helen Slote Levitt.
Helen Levitt (August 31, 1913 – March 29, 2009)[1][2] 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."[3]
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Born | August 31, 1913 (1913-08-31) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | March 29, 2009 (2009-03-30) (aged 95) New York City, U.S. |
Known for | Photography |
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A retrospective exhibition of Levitt's work, In the Street, was shown at The Photographers' Gallery in London from October 2021 to February 2022.[4]