Helen Levitt was once described as "the supreme poet-photographer of the streets and people of New York." Her images were taken primarily in Spanish Harlem, Yorkville, and the Lower East Side.
(Photos © Estate of Helen Levitt)
Helen Levitt, 95; captured images of NYC street life
Helen Levitt was once described as "the supreme poet-photographer of the streets and people of New York." Her images were taken primarily in Spanish Harlem, Yorkville, and the Lower East Side.
(Photos © Estate of Helen Levitt)
Helen Levitt, a master of street photography whose images of children playing in New York during the late 1930s and early '40s are classics of 20th-century photography, died Sunday at her home in Manhattan. She was 95. (Full article: 922 words)
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