[PDF] Weegees Story eBook

Author : Christopher Bonanos
Publisher : Picador
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 29,78 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250229878

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The first comprehensive biography of Weegee—photographer, “psychic,” ultimate New Yorker—from Christopher Bonanos, author of Instant: The Story of Polaroid. Arthur Fellig’s ability to arrive at a crime scene just as the cops did was so uncanny that he renamed himself “Weegee,” claiming that he functioned as a human Ouija board. Weegee documented better than any other photographer the crime, grit, and complex humanity of midcentury New York City. In Flash, we get a portrait not only of the man (both flawed and deeply talented, with generous appetites for publicity, women, and hot pastrami) but also of the fascinating time and place that he occupied. From self-taught immigrant kid to newshound to art-world darling to latter-day caricature—moving from the dangerous streets of New York City to the celebrity culture of Los Angeles and then to Europe for a quixotic late phase of experimental photography and filmmaking—Weegee lived a life just as worthy of documentation as the scenes he captured. With Flash, we have an unprecedented and ultimately moving view of the man now regarded as an innovator and a pioneer, an artist as well as a newsman, whose photographs are among most powerful images of urban existence ever made.

Author : Jennifer Dasal
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,74 MB
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0143134590

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A wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you've never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast We're all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies on umbrellas, handbags, scarves, and dorm-room posters. But did you also know that Monet and his cohort were trailblazing rebels whose works were originally deemed unbelievably ugly and vulgar? And while you probably know the tale of Vincent van Gogh's suicide, you may not be aware that there's pretty compelling evidence that the artist didn't die by his own hand but was accidentally killed--or even murdered. Or how about the fact that one of Andy Warhol's most enduring legacies involves Caroline Kennedy's moldy birthday cake and a collection of toenail clippings? ArtCurious is a colorful look at the world of art history, revealing some of the strangest, funniest, and most fascinating stories behind the world's great artists and masterpieces. Through these and other incredible, weird, and wonderful tales, ArtCurious presents an engaging look at why art history is, and continues to be, a riveting and relevant world to explore.

Author : Anthony W. Lee
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 34,95 MB
Release : 2008-04-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0520255909

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“While Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, and Alfred Steiglitz photographed New York's sleek skyscrapers, Arthur Fellig (called Weegee) documented the seamy underside of depression-era New York. In this extraordinary book, Richard Meyer and Anthony Lee tell a gripping tale, filled with historical detail about Weegee's transformation from freelance newspaper photographer to fine artist with the publication of his enormously successful book Naked City, in 1945.”—Cécile Whiting, author of Pop L.A.: Art and the City in the 1960s “Lee and Meyer return Weegee to his 'working world' by exploring the multiple contexts of his production-the Photo League, the tabloids, the exhibition galleries, and the book market. The volume adds an important dimension to our understanding of how Weegee straddled the worlds of popular culture, photojournalism, and left politics."—Miles Orvell, author of American Photography and John Vachon's America: Photographs and Letters from the Depression to World War II (UC Press) “Groundbreaking. Anthony Lee and Richard Meyer delve deeply into a rich archive of media and exhibition history, criticism, and biography to arrive at original interpretations of the most enigmatic photographer in modern visual and print culture.”—Jordana Mendelson, author of Documenting Spain: Artists, Exhibition Culture, and the Modern Nation, 1929-1939

Author : Judith Keller
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,61 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780892368105

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'Weegee' is published to coincide with an exhibition of the photographer's work at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles from September 20, 2005 to January 22, 2006.

Author : Christopher Bonanos
Publisher : Henry Holt
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 11,57 MB
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 1627793062

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Arthur Fellig's ability to arrive at a crime scene just as the cops did was so uncanny that he became known as "Weegee," claiming that he functioned as a human Ouija board. Weegee documented better than any other photographer the crime, grit, and complex humanity of midcentury New York City. In Flash, we get a portrait not only of the man (both flawed and deeply talented, with generous appetites for publicity, women, and hot pastrami) but also of the fascinating time and place that he occupied.From self-taught immigrant kid to newshound to art-world darling to latter-day caricature--moving from the dangerous streets of New York City to the celebrity culture of Los Angeles and then to Europe for a quixotic late phase of experimental photography and filmmaking--Weegee lived a life just as vivid as the scenes he captured. Flash is an unprecedented and ultimately moving view of the man now regarded as an innovator and a pioneer, one whose photographs are among the most powerful images of urban existence ever made.

Author : Max de Radiguès
Publisher : Conundrum International
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,86 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781772620238

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A graphic biography of an American street photographer infamous for adjusting the position of dead bodies at crime scenes to make his photographs more artful.

Author : Weegee
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 33,20 MB
Release : 1975-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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The ultimate collection of Weegee's shocking tabloid photographs, from the ultimate tabloid city.

Author : Weegee
Publisher : Steidl
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,34 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9783865213129

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Published to accompany an exhibition held at International Center of Photography, New York, 9 June - 27 August 2006.