#weegee

Weegee.  Nightclub in Harlem, circa 1943. 

Weegee. Village Concert, circa 1951. 

Weegee. Lovers in a Bowery Bar, n/d.

You are warmly invited to the private view of ‘for ever Amber’ at the Laing Art Gallery on Friday 26th June from 6pm til 8pm

In 1978 Henri Cartier-Bresson celebrated his 70th birthday with Amber Film & Photography Collective and a retrospective at Side Gallery, the group’s then new documentary photography venue in Newcastle upon Tyne. As a thank you, he sent a photograph inscribed “for ever Amber. 37 years later his words come to life in the first major retrospective for Amber’s remarkable collection.

This exhibition, developed in partnership with the Laing Art Gallery, was made possible through the support of Arts Council England and Heritage Lottery funding.

We hope you can join us in celebrating the launch of this long awaited exhibition.

To read more about the exhibition click here

PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST RSVP to [email protected] by Thursday 25th June stating your name and number of people attending.

Trick or treat? In 1941 Weegee (born Arthur Fellig), known for photographing New York City’s nocturnal world, discovered a black cat inside a mailbox on West 42nd Street. “Almost anything can happen in Hell’s Kitchen,” he wrote. “For instance, here’s Blackie, who was mailed last night." 

Acquire green Etch A Sketch >>> render Luigi (duh)

The Fat Lady

Weegee, 1955.

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Weegee

Photographer at a Fire, 1940-45, New York City

Ferrotyped gelatin silver print

via: J. Paul Getty Museum / © International Center of Photography

Weegee

PIN-UP Magazine, 1955.

Weegee (Arthur [ Ascher/Usher] Fellig, Austrian/American, 1899-1968) 

Boy meets girl – from Mars -Greenwich Village, NYC - gelatin silver print - c.1955

Girl from Marson the Telephone - Greenwich Village, NYC - - gelatin silver print - c.1955

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