Vivian Maier new book

Vivian Dorothy Maier (February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009) was an American street photographer whose work was discovered and recognized after her death. She took more than 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, primarily of the people and architecture of Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, although she also traveled and photographed worldwide.

During her lifetime, Maier’s photographs were unknown and unpublished; many of her negatives were never developed. A Chicago collector, John Maloof, acquired some of Maier’s photos in 2007, while two other Chicago-based collectors, Ron Slattery and Randy Prow, also found some of Maier’s prints and negatives in her boxes and suitcases around the same time. Maier’s photographs were first published on the Internet in July 2008, by Slattery, but the work received little response In October 2009, Maloof linked his blog to a selection of Maier’s photographs on the image-sharing website Flickr, and the results went viral, with thousands of people expressing interest. Maier’s work subsequently attracted critical acclaim, and since then, Maier’s photographs have been exhibited around the world.

Her life and work have been the subject of books and documentary films, including the film Finding Vivian Maier (2013), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 87th Academy Awards.

This new book was published on October 25, 2022, is a must have for all the Vivian Maier enthusiasts.

Over 250 images, many of them unpublished or rare, films and personal objects of the American photographer, one of the greatest exponents of the so-called street photography. This monograph was born from the intent to tell unknown or little-known aspects of the mysterious human and artistic story of Vivian Maier (1926-2009), deepening new chapters or proposing hitherto unpublished works, such as the series of shots taken during his trip to Italy, in particular to Turin and Genoa, in the summer of 1959.
Curated by Anne Morin, Vivian Maier presents over two hundred and fifty images, many of them unpublished or rare, such as those in color, taken throughout her life. To these are added ten Super 8 movies and various personal items, such as his Rolleiflex and Leica cameras, and one of his hats.

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