In Focus: Weegee: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum [Paperback]

Judith Keller (Author), Weegee (Photographer), Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig (Principal)

Book Description

Series: In Focus | Publication Date: September 5, 2005

Stalking the streets of New York City at night alongside police detectives and barflies, the tough-talking, fedora-wearing, cigar-smoking photographer who called himself "Weegee" was ready at a moment's notice with his Speed Graphic to respond to the police radio. From the mid-1930s to 1950s he captured hundreds of pictures of accidents, murders, arrests, fires, and natural disasters, producing works that are both empathetic and sensational. This volume in the "In Focus" series presents approximately fifty of the ninety-five "Weegee" prints in the Getty's collection, surveying the photographer's probing vision of life in New York - from Harlem to Times Square, Greenwich Village, and the Bowery. Each of the photographs is accompanied by an introduction, a chronology, and commentary. The book also includes an edited transcript of a colloquium on Weegee's life and work that incorporates the author's comments along with those of seven other participants: David Featherstone, Michael Hargraves, Weston Naef, Miles Orvell, Ira Richer, Colin Westerbeck, and Cynthia Young. "In Focus: Weegee" is published to coincide with an exhibition of the photographer's work at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles from September 20, 2005, through January 22, 2006.

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About the Author

Judith Keller is associate curator of photographs at the Getty Museum.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum (September 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892368101
• ISBN-13: 978-0892368105
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #748,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of his work, October 25, 2005

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This review is from: In Focus: Weegee: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum (Paperback)

An excellent book outlining about 50 of Weegee's photographs currently on display at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. I saw the exhibit today and was so impressed I picked up the book at the museum bookstore. The book organizes the pictures by subject matter rather than chronological order. He covered the harsh reality of life in New York City from the 1930's through the 1960's. Following the photographs is a short colloquium on Weegee's life.