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Vintage Protest Photos

The Subway Portraits of Helen Levitt

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Why Am I Looking at “Pictures by Women”?

Helen Levitt New York 1977 | Helen Levitt, “New York” (1981), chromogenic color print (printed ...

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Helen Levitt Street Photography

Gypsies, New York City, Helen Levitt, 1940.

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Les jeux sérieux des enfants

A la Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, jusqu’au 23 Décembre. Un article sur Helen Levitt, la comparant à Cartier-Bresson, parle à leur propos d’accident poétique. Helen Levitt n’es…

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Helen Levitt | New York (baby carriage) (1940s) | Artsy

From Phillips, Helen Levitt, New York (baby carriage) (1940s), Gelatin silver print, printed later, 29.2 × 19.4 cm

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Helen Levitt. New York. 1977 | MoMA

Helen Levitt. New York. 1977

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Helen Levitt's New York – in pictures

Brooklyn-born Helen Levitt was teaching art to children when she bought herself a camera to document the chalk drawings they were sketching on New York’s streets. Her works were influential but she struggled to make a living in her lifetime

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Helen Levitt

Helen Levitt’s photographs display her poetic vision and humor. Helen has captured all types of fleeting moments throughout the NYC streets.

“Untitled” Baby in Pram by Helen Levitt. New York, 1942 Best Street Photographers, Helen Levitt, Martin Munkacsi, Lee Friedlander, Edward Steichen, August Sander, Vivian Maier, Walker Evans, Andre Kertesz

20 Inspirational Photos

“Untitled” Baby in Pram by Helen Levitt. New York, 1942

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Meet the real Helen Levitt, New York’s most intimate chronicler

A retrospective of the US street photographer overturns conventional wisdom about her work, revealing it as political and human

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Helen Levitt

Helen Levitt, New York, USA 1942

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The Photography of Helen Levitt | The New York Public Library

Helen Levitt was one of this century’s great photographers. Were I to say this about her great friend Walker Evans, it would seem like a tautology, rather like saying that Shakespeare was an important writer. Readers can judge for themselves why this should be the case, why one should need to say this about Helen.

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Helen Levitt. New York. c. 1970 | MoMA

Helen Levitt. New York. c. 1970. Chromogenic print, printed c. 2005. 17 15/16 × 11 15/16" (45.6 × 30.4 cm). Gift of Marvin Hoshino. 908.2014. © 2025 The Estate of Helen Levitt. Photography

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Helen Levitt. New York. c. 1945 | MoMA

Helen Levitt. New York. c. 1945. Gelatin silver print. 13 5/16 × 9 13/16" (33.8 × 25 cm). Gift of the artist. 267.1959. © 2025 Film Documents LLC. Photography

LOUIS FAURER | Robert and Mary Frank, N.Y.C., 1950.

LOUIS FAURER | Robert and Mary Frank, N.Y.C., 1950.

LOUIS FAURER | Robert and Mary Frank, N.Y.C., 1950. Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1980 signed, titled, dated, numbered 'P.P.' and copyright insignia in pencil (on the verso) 9¾ x 6 3/8in. (24.8 x 16.2cm.)

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The Art of Cristina Garcia Rodero

All images © Cristina Garcia Rodero http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL53Z0AE

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Helen Levitt. New York. 1982 | MoMA

Helen Levitt. New York. 1982. Gelatin silver print. 9 9/16 × 6 7/16" (24.3 × 16.4 cm). Gift of Marvin Hoshino in memory of Ben Maddow. 289.1996. © 2025 Film Documents LLC. Photography

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Helen Levitt

The Online Photographer: Helen Levitt

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Helen Levitt - Biography, Shows, Articles & More | Artsy

Discover and purchase Helen Levitt’s artworks, available for sale. Browse our selection of paintings, prints, and sculptures by the artist, and find art you love.

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