Vivian Maier: a photographer found

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Vivian Maier's storyâ€"the secretive nanny-photographer during her life who becomes a popular sensation shortly after her death been pieced together only from previously seen or known images she made and the handful of facts that have surfaced about her life. During her lifetime she shot more than 100,000 images, which she kept hidden from the world. In 2007, two years before her death, Chicago historic preservationist John Maloof discovered a trove of negatives, and roll upon roll of undevelop…

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Full title :Vivian Maier : a photographer found / John Maloof ; text by Marvin Heiferman ; edited by Howard Greenberg ; foreword by Laura Lippman.

Summary

Vivian Maier's storyâ€"the secretive nanny-photographer during her life who becomes a popular sensation shortly after her death been pieced together only from previously seen or known images she made and the handful of facts that have surfaced about her life. During her lifetime she shot more than 100,000 images, which she kept hidden from the world. In 2007, two years before her death, Chicago historic preservationist John Maloof discovered a trove of negatives, and roll upon roll of undeveloped film in a storage locker he bought at auction. They revealed a surprising and accomplished artist and a stunning body of work. This book presents a large selection of the photographer's work, created during the 1950s through the 1970s in New York, Chicago, and on her travels around the country. It features images of and excerpts from Maier's personal artifacts, memorabilia, and audiotapes.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Harper Design
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014

The Physical Object

Description:285 pagina's : : foto's ; : 33 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780062305534, 0062305530
oclc:ocn904156617
LC Classification:TR647.M325126
Dewey Decimal:779.092

Subjects

Chicago (Ill.) -- Pictorial works Femmes photographes Fotografen Illinois -- Chicago Maier, Vivian Photographie de rue Pictorial works Plaatwerken (vorm) Street life Street life -- Pictorial works Street photography Vie dans la rue -- Ouvrages illustrés Women photographers