Vivian Maier's work was discovered at auction in Chicago after her death in 2009. She was a nanny who was also a prolific street photographer, and as you'll see, was a talent on par with Weegee, Weston, and Imogen Cunningham. Amazing photos. Two links to her work:
http://www.cracktwo.com/2011/04/amazing-mystery-photographer-comes-to_28.html
http://www.vivianmaier.blogspot.com/
I hope there's a traveling exhibit someday. Wonder how many others there were out there?
Yeah, her work is totally inspiring.
ReplyDeleteLooks like there's a show through mid-June in Chicago... not sure if that's near you or not, but it may be worth a trip!
http://BowManArt.com/bowman_info/archive/2011_vivian_maier_photographs.html