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Weegee
Arthur Fellig was better known as Weegee. During the 1930s to the 1950s he was the most famous tabloid hell boy lurking at every corner in Manhattan's nights, waiting for the special moment/accident/robbery that he could photograph.
About: For an intense decade between 1935 and 1946, Weegee (1899–1968) was one of the most relentlessly inventive figures in American photography. His graphically dramatic and often lurid photographs of New York crimes and news events set the standard for what has become known as tabloid journalism. Freelancing for a variety of New York newspapers and photo agencies, and later working as a stringer for the short-lived liberal daily PM (1940–48), Weegee established a way of combining photographs and texts that was distinctly different from that promoted by other picture magazines, such as LIFE. Utilizing other distribution venues, Weegee also wrote extensively (including his autobiographical Naked City, published in 1945) and organized his own exhibitions at the Photo League. This exhibition draws upon the extensive Weegee Archive at ICP and includes environmental recreations of Weegee's apartment and exhibitions. The exhibition is organized by ICP Chief Curator Brian Wallis.
On view at ICP, 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street New York NY 10036 through September 2nd, 2012
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