biography of Helen LEVITT (1913-2009)
Personal data
Birth : 1918 - Brooklyn, New York NY New York, United States
Sex : F
Nationality/Affiliation : United States
Address
New York NY New York, United StatesRepresentatives
Laurence Miller Gallery – 20 West 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Paul Kopeikin Gallery – 6150 Wilshire Boulevard – Los Angeles CA, United States
Education
1956 – 1957 : The Art Students League of New York – 215 West 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Professional data
Work and Life
1941:Travels to Mexico where she again photographed chidren play
1938 – 1939:Studies with Walker Evans who became her friend and mentor, and at whose studio she met Agee
1936:First images: children in the streets of Harlem
Inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson to begin photographing with a 35mm camera
Lives and works in New York
Grants
1976
1976 : National Endowment for the Arts – Washington DC, United States
Awarded by : NEA National Endowment for the Arts – 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW – Washington DC, United States
1959
1959 : John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship – New York NY, United States
Awarded by : John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation – 90 Park Avenue – New York NY, United States
Prizes
1997
1997 : Photography Award – New York NY, United States
Awarded by : ICP International Center of Photography – Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street – New York NY, United States
Work
Categorie and medium
Photography : Black & white photograph Subject
childrenfeelings/emotions
urbanism
Works
| In the Street | |
| Date of creation : 1952 Medium : Film In collaboration with : AGEE James | |
| The Quiet One | |
| Date of creation : 1949 Medium : Film In collaboration with : AGEE James | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2002
Graffiti
Laurence Miller Gallery – New York NY, United States
2002
Palacio de Congreso y Exposiciones de Castilla y León – Salamanca, Spain
01/08/2002 – 02/16/2002
2001
Retrospective
CNP Centre National de la Photographie – Paris, France
09/12/2001 – 11/19/2001
2000
Recent Works, Vintage Prints and Chalk Drawing Murals
Laurence Miller Gallery – New York NY, United States
05/04/2000 – 06/29/2000
1997
Crosstown
International Center of Photography Midtown – New York NY, United States
04/25/1997 – 09/07/1997
Vintage New York 1937-1945
Laurence Miller Gallery – New York NY, United States
04/25/1997 – 06/27/1997
1996
Old, New and Seldom Seen
Laurence Miller Gallery – New York NY, United States
04/18/1996 – 05/23/1996
1994
Fotografias
Diputación Provincial – Granada, Spain
1994
1992
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
1992
1943
Photographs of Children
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1943
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Laurence Miller Gallery – 20 West 57th Street – New York NY, United States
2005
Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : Vintage Works Limited – 258 Inverness Circle – Chalfont PA, United States
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Laurence Miller Gallery – 20 West 57th Street – New York NY, United States
2003
Paris Photo, n°7
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/13/2003 – 11/16/2003
Represented by : Robert Klein Gallery – 4th floor 38 Newbury Street – Boston MA, United States
2002
Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie Anne de Villepoix – 43 rue de Montmorency – Paris, France
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Laurence Miller Gallery – 20 West 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Paris Photo, n°5
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Robert Klein Gallery – 4th floor 38 Newbury Street – Boston MA, United States
AIPAD Photography Show
New York NY, United States
02/16/2001 – 02/18/2001
Represented by : Deborah Bell Gallery – 511 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
Photo L.A The 10th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : Laurence Miller Gallery – 20 West 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Robert Klein Gallery – 4th floor 38 Newbury Street – Boston MA, United States
2000
Paris Photo, n° 4
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2000 – 11/19/2000
Photo San Francisco, n° 1
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
07/27/2000 – 07/30/2000
Represented by : Lee Marks Fine Art – 2208 East 350N – Shelbyville IN, United States
The Art Show
New York NY, United States
02/24/2000 – 02/28/2000
Represented by : Laurence Miller Gallery – 20 West 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Group exhibitions
2003
Exposition vente, André Breton, 42 rue Fontaine
Calmels Cohen – Drouot Richelieu – Paris, France
04/01/2003 – 04/18/2003
2002
Des hommes dans la ville
Musée Malraux – Le Havre, France
03/08/2002 – 05/13/2002
The Life of the City
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
02/28/2002 – 05/21/2002
2001
Vincenzo Castella & Helen Levitt
Laurence Miller Gallery – New York NY, United States
09/06/2001 – 10/18/2001
2000
Reflections in a Glass Eye : Works from the International Center of Photography Collection
International Center of Photography Midtown – New York NY, United States
11/03/2000 – 12/31/2000
1997
Documenta X
Kunsthalle Fridericianum – Kassel, Germany
06/21/1997 – 09/28/1997
1995
American Photography 1860-1965
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1995
1989
On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: 150 Years of Photography
National Gallery of Art – Washington DC, United States
1989
Photography Until Now
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1989
Bibliography (Selected)
By the artist
Books
1997
Helen Levitt: Mexico City
Publisher: W.W.Norton & Compagny – 500 Fifth Avenue – New York NY, United States
Author: Oles James
1997
ISBN : 0393045498
1987
In the Street: Chalk Drawings and Messages, New York City, 1938-1948
Durham NC, United States
1987
ISBN : 0822307715
1965
A Way of Seeing
Author: Agee James
1965
On the artist
Periodicals
2002
Arte y Parte n° 36
Santander, Spain
12/2001-01/2002
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