Vivian Maier: out of the shadows
by Cahan, Richard Maier, Vivian Williams, Michael, (Williams, Michael F.)
Presenting her photographs alongside interviews with those who knew her best, this volume is the first attempt to put Vivian Maier's work in context and create a portrait of her as an artist. Though she created more than 10,000 negatives during her lifetime, only a few of them were ever seen by others. Shortly after her death in 2009, the first group of her unseen Chicago photographs--gritty with humanity and filled with empathy and beauty--were shown online. Word of her work spread quickly, ca…
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- Full title :Vivian Maier : out of the shadows / Richard Cahan, Michael Williams
Summary
Presenting her photographs alongside interviews with those who knew her best, this volume is the first attempt to put Vivian Maier's work in context and create a portrait of her as an artist. Though she created more than 10,000 negatives during her lifetime, only a few of them were ever seen by others. Shortly after her death in 2009, the first group of her unseen Chicago photographs--gritty with humanity and filled with empathy and beauty--were shown online. Word of her work spread quickly, catapulting Maier from previous obscurity to being labeled as one of the masters of street photography.--From publisher description
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- Publication Date:2012
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cityfiles Press
- Place of Publication:Chicago
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012
Notes
Snapshots. America. Day. Maxwell. Beach. 1968. Downtown. Walks. Night
The Physical Object
- Description:287 pages : : chiefly illustrations ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780978545093, 0978545095
- oclc:ocn844614501
- Dewey Decimal:779.092
Table of Contents
Snapshots -- America -- Day -- Maxwell -- Beach -- 1968. Downtown -- Walks -- Night.
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