Vintage New York Photographs, Arthur Fellig, alias WEEGEE, 1935-50, Paperback Booklet

This is an good copy of Arthur Fellig alias Weegee New York photographs 1935 - 50, published by Side Publications.

It is a large format, 16 page sided, black and white booklet

29cm x 41cm approx

Dated around 1980

Good used condition for age, with some superficial marks, wear and creases etc

Weegee was a remarkable photographer whose early work is celebrated in the booklet with fifty-two photographs, together with essays by David Morse – Weegee’s-America – and Ainslie Ellis – Weegee – A Personal Impression. The booklet also contains the words of Weegee himself.

In 1947 he left New York for Hollywood and his photography took a more lighthearted, entertaining approach. He made some films, did a bit of acting and was consultant on Kubrick’s film Dr. Strangelove. He died in New York in 1968.

Arthur (Usher) Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographerand photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City.

Weegee worked in Manhattan's Lower East Side as a press photographer during the 1930s and 1940s and developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting their activity. Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death. Weegee published photographic books and also worked in cinema, initially making his own short films and later collaborating with film directors such as Jack Donohue and Stanley Kubrick.