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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 (gumball machine)
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
Dye transfer print. Signed in pencil on verso.
Beginning in the late 1930's, Helen Levitt's ability to capture expressive gesture established her reputation as a master of lyrical p...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photography, Dye Transfer
New York City (striped socks)
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
12 x 8 inch type-c print, signed on verso.
Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vision, humor, and inventiveness transformed the gritty world of New York C...
Category
1990s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
New York (three kids with masks)
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
One of Helen Levitt's most iconic images - three city kids emerging from a brownstone on Halloween. In her book "The Way of Seeing," Levitt's close friend, the author James Agee, not...
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York City (man with camera)
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print, printed later. Signed and notated "N.Y. 1988" on verso.
Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vision, humor, and inventiveness transfo...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photography
New York City
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
What makes Helen Levitt’s photos of children unique and treasured, is that she truly valued the unpredictable quality of children’s play. One of the charms of this picture is the pri...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photography
New York
By Helen Levitt
Located in New York, NY
All the elements of a classic Helen Levitt photograph are in place here: the stoop of a Manhattan brownstone, a couple of ragamuffin children, a rich tableau of expressive body lang...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photography
