Background information
"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. WEEGEE (1899–1968) was the first photographer to receive official
permission in 1938 to listen in live to the New York police radio. He was always directly on the spot when it happened and documented the events and the onlookers. 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.
Content
All the works in the photo volume 'WEEGEE - Extra! Weegee' 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. 'Extra! Weegee' 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." (publisher's note, © Hirmer Verlag, 2017)
About the American photographer WEEGEE
Photo books by WEEGEE
- Ed(s)/Author(s)
- R. Adams, H. Corey, S.Picasso
- Format
- HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 30 x 24 x 3,5 cm., 336 pp., 361 b/w ills., text language: English