Vivian Maier, Invisible Woman
October 19, 2011 | Source: Monroe Gallery of Photography
Vivian Maier: Street Photographer, edited by John Maloof and published by PowerHouse Books. $40
Via American Photo
Rescued in a fluke from the dustbin of history, an unknown street photographer makes a remarkable posthumous journey from obscurity to acclaim.
"Howard Greenberg, a top photography dealer who also handles prints by Cartier-Bresson and Stieglitz, confesses, "My fascination with her story has only grown, as has my involvement with her photographs. It is such an unusual story with no resolution. At first her images are extremely well seen, quality photographs of life on the street, in New York City and Chicago. But as one looks at the body of work, she reveals her deeper interests. Then one tries to imagine who she was, what motivated her, her personality. It's not every day that one becomes so involved and even obsessed with thinking about a particular photographer. It's completely infectious."
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