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Weegee Biography
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1899 |
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Born: Zloczow, Austria (now Lviv, Ukraine)
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1910 |
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Emigrated to the USA
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1924 |
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Worked as a dark-room technician with Acme Newspictures (later United Press International Photos)
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1935 |
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Became a freelance photographer
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1945 |
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Published his first book, Naked City
Gained the professional approbation of Edward Steichen, then Director of Photography at MOMA, New York
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1953 |
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Published Naked Hollywood
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Weegee from the Berinson’s Collection - National Museum in Cracow / Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, Krakow, Poland
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2007
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Weegee - Foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo)
Weegee - Musée Maillol - Fondation Dina Vierny, Paris, France (solo)
Weegees Story - C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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2006
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Unknown Weegee - ICP - International Center of Photography, New York City, NY (solo)
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2004 - 2005
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I Wanna Be Loved by You: Photographs of Marilyn Monroe from the Leon and Michaela Constantiner Collection, Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY
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2004
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Ubu Gallery: Weegee’s Story, NY
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2000
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Reflections in a Glass Eye: Works from the International Center of Photography Collection, International Center of Photography, NY
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1998
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Counter Culture: The Diner in America, Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, NY
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1998
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Vintage New York | Early and vintage photographs, Leica Gallery, New York, NY
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1998
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Flashback: The Fifties, Bonnie Benrubi Gallery, New York, NY
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1997
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Weegee's World: Life, Death and the Human Drama, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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1997
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., A potpourri of images of Brooklyn, Bonnie Benrubi Gallery, New York, NY
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1997
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Someone else with my fingerprints, A photography exhibition curated by the German collector Wilhelm Schurmann, David Zwirner Gallery, New York, NY
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1996
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delirium, Curated by W. M. Hunt, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, NY
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1996
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Summer Salon III (Pictures We Like), Bonnie Benrubi Gallery, New York, NY
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SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
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MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA, Los Angeles, CA
ICP - International Center of Photography, New York City, NY
Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
Yokohama Museum of Art, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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| Links to further information |
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