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Biography |
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1923 |
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Born in Pittsburgh |
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1946 |
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Left theological college in Cleveland, moved to New York to pursue painting |
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1946 |
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Trades some of W. Eugene Smith’s Spanish village photographs for a Leica 1C, makes photographs on streets of New York |
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1947 |
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Attended Beaumont Newhall’s exhibition of Cartier-Bresson’s work at MoMA, confirms his desire to become a photographer |
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1953 |
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25 images included in Steichen’s Always the Young Stranger exhibition at MoMA |
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1953 |
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Opened studio on Bleecker St. for portrait, fashion, and advertising photography |
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1957 |
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Fashion color work first published by Henry Wolf at Esquire |
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1960 |
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Photo essays for Elle and Show, active in fashion work in England |
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1963 |
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Moved studio to lower Fifth Avenue (until 1981) |
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currently lives in New York |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 |
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London, Faggionato Fine Arts, Saul Leiter Early Colour 1948-1959 |
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2008 |
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New York, Howard Greenberg Gallery, Saul Leiter: Women |
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2008 |
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Saul Leiter, Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris (solo) |
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2007 |
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Saul Leiter: Early Color, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor (solo) |
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2007 |
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Pieces of a City. Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York |
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2007 |
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Mapping the City. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam |
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2007 |
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When Color Was New. Art Institute of Chicago |
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2006 |
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In Living Color: Photographs by Saul Leiter, Milwaukee Art Museum (solo) |
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2006 |
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Saul Leiter: Color, Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp (solo) |
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2006 |
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The Fashion Photographs of Saul Leiter, Festival of Fashion Photography, Hyeres, France (solo) |
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2006 |
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Color Photography. Amon Carter Museum, Texas. |
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2006 |
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The Streets of New York. National Gallery of art Washington, DC. |
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2005 |
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Saul Leiter: Early Color Work, Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York (solo) |
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2004 |
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Saul Leiter: In Color, Staton Greenberg Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA (solo) |
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2002 |
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New York: Capital of Photography. The Jewish Museum, New York. |
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2002 |
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New York Scene: Ted Croner, Sid Grossman, Saul Leiter and Leon Levinstein. Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York. |
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2002 |
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Visions From American: Photographs from the Whitney Museum of American Art 1940-2001. Whitney Museum, New York. |
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1998 |
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Look at Me, Fashion and Photography in Britain 1960 to the Present. British Council, European Touring Exhibition. |
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1997 |
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Saul Leiter In Color, Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1997 |
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Saul Leiter In Color, Martha Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo) |
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1996 |
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Delirium, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York |
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1995 |
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By Night, Cartier Foundation, Paris |
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1994 |
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Outside Fashion: Style and Subversion. Howard Greenberg Gallery |
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1994 |
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The New York School, Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee |
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1993 |
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Saul Leiter Photography 1945-1970, Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1991 |
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Appearances: Fashion Photography Since 1945, Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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1985 |
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Gallery Lafayette, New York |
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1984 |
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Gallery Lafayette, New York |
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1953 |
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Contemporary Photography, Tokyo Museum, Tokyo |
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1953 |
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Always the Young Stranger, Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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1950 |
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Tanager Gallery, New York |
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1950 |
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Samuel Koonst Gallery, New York |
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1947 |
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Abstract and Surrealist Art, Art Institute of Chicago |
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1947 |
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Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH |
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1945 |
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The Outlines Gallery, Pittsburgh |
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1944 |
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Ten Thirty Gallery, Cleveland |
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Literature |
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1991 |
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Appearances: Fashion Photography |
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1989 |
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The Correspondent Magazine: Saul Leiter Rediscovered/Martin Harrison |
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1961 |
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Infinity: Saul Leiter’s World/Rob Cowley |
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