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Weegee (1899–1968)

Author of Naked City

23+ Works 602 Members 5 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Works by Weegee

Associated Works

New York: Portrait Of A City (2012) — Photographer — 121 copies
Pictures at an execution (1993) — Cover artist — 34 copies

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Legal name
Fellig, Arthur
Other names
Weegee
Birthdate
1899-06-12
Date of death
1968-12-26
Burial location
Cremated
Gender
male
Nationality
Austria
Birthplace
Lemberg, Galizien, Österreich-Ungarn
Place of death
New York City, New York, USA
Places of residence
Lemberg, Austria (birth)
New York, New York, USA
Occupations
photographer

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Reviews

Excellent photography, but poorly presented in this DaCapo edition. Cheap paper's not a good medium for photos.

Gotta mention the delightful set of pix of Frankie Sinatra and some girl in the audience, though. Even on cheap paper they were delightful.

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For the record: I've acquired a different edition of the book. It's much better than this one.
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joeldinda | 3 other reviews | Aug 21, 2020 |
At turns haunting, and at others humorous or heart-breaking, this collection is more of a time-capsule into New York's past, and perhaps even our country's past, than any other work of writing or media that I can think of. Weegee's work was brilliant, and the translation of its power to contemporary readers isn't at all injured by time. Whether you glance through the photographs half-hazardly or sit down to take your time over his work and words (sparse as they may be), you're sure to find something here worth remembering and returning to.… (more)
 
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whitewavedarling | 3 other reviews | Dec 30, 2012 |
Weegee represents both an early version of photographer as celebrity and the classic crude newshound with the Speed Graphic. Not only a visual reporter, Weegee was a biting social critic and one of the few really good photo humorists in the history of the medium.

The superb gravure illustrations in this first edition represent both the typical and the best of daily newspaper illustration in the years' of the Speed Graphic.
 
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j-b-colson | 3 other reviews | Sep 7, 2010 |

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