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What did Helen Levitt photograph?
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Helen Levitt mostly photographed street scenes. Specifically, she captured images of daily life in areas of New York City that were home to working-class families. Levitt was born in New York City in 1913 and died there in 2009. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Helen Levitt photographic art.
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New York City (broken mirror)
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
14 x 10 inch gelatin silver print, initialed "H.L." on verso.
From the James Agee Family Collection.
Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vision, humor, an...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York (girl with lily)
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
7 x 9.25 inch gelatin silver print. Signed, titled, and dated on verso.
Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection
Helen Levitt was a true master of...
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York (laughing women)
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
11 x 13 7/8 inch gelatin silver print. Signed, titled, and dated on verso.
Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection
Helen Levitt was a true master...
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York (three kids with masks)
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
8 1/8 x 11 inch gelatin silver print, printed later. Titled and dated by the artist on verso as "N.Y. circa 1942."
Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vis...
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York (one boy consoling another)
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
7 x 11 inch gelatin silver print - signed, titled, and dated on verso.
Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection
Helen Levitt was a true master of ...
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Agee
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
This is a vintage silver gelatin print, from the James Agee Family Collection. Levitt and Agee were close friends, and over the years Levitt gifted a number...
Category
1940s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
