Weegee,’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Their First Murder
Weegee (Arthur Fellig) American, born Poland, 1899–1968
Manuel Jiminez lies wounded in the lap of Manuelda Hernandez
Tenement Fire, Harlem
The Critic
The Human Cannonball
Tired Business Man at the Circus
Untitled
Bowery Follies
Leslie Caron
Max the Bagelman, Second Act
The Flower Peddler
Emmett Kelly as Weary Willie, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Madison Square Garden, New York
Billie Dauscha (left) and Mabel Sidney (right), Bowery Entertainers
Easter Sunday in Harlem
Mother and Child in Harlem
Incident in the Snowstorm
All that Remained from the Fire
Street Scene
Queen Ball, San Francisco