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 ...
One of the most cherished romantic myths is that of the artist, neglected during his or her lifetime, who earns recognition posthumously. On first inspection you'd think the photographer Arthur Fellig ...
On the cover of Weegee: Society of the Spectacle are two self-portraits of this enigmatic, larger-than-life photographer. In the first, resembling a felon’s mugshot, Weegee gives a hard stare down the ...