No other photographer has caught the sensations, scandals and
catastrophes of the 1930s and 1940s in New York City with his
camera as captivatingly as Weegee. He was always directly on the
spot when it happened and documented the events and the onlookers.
All the works come from the N.E.A. agency archive, which was only
rediscovered in 2012; most of the vintage prints are being
published for the very first time in this volume. Weegee
(1899-1968) was the first photographer to receive official
permission in 1938 to listen in live to the New York police radio.
From then onwards he sometimes even arrived at the trouble spot
before the police and took countless photographs. From the hardened
police officer to the loud-mouthed crook; from the midnight boozer
to the dancing jazz musician; from a dramatic conflagration to the
celebrations at the end of the Second World War: Weegee
immortalised all these moments in unforgettable pictures. The
volume also shows a hitherto unknown side of the famous
photographer - happy people enjoying themselves. The works are
complemented by the exciting story of the rediscovery of the
archive, which was missing for decades.
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