Publisher/Kehrer

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This is a collection of works by Helen Levitt (1913-2009), one of America's leading female photographers. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Levitt began photographing the streets in the 1930s. Influenced by the photography of Henri Cartier-Bresson, she established her own unique style through her interactions with photographers such as Walker Evans. Using the backstreets of Manhattan and Harlem as her setting, she captured children playing in the streets, the casual gestures of ordinary people, and graffiti on walls, vividly depicting the poetic sentiment and humor hidden in the everyday life of the city. This book conveys the charm of Levitt's street photography. The exquisite compositions and rich expressions of people, born from chance moments such as a girl standing by a window or boys on the street, give the impression that the entire city is a single stage. Furthermore, from the late 1950s, she pioneered color photography, expressing the colors of the city with her unique sensibility. This collection showcases Levitt's exceptional observational skills and warm gaze, which combined social documentation with artistic freedom, and which had a significant influence on post-war street photography.