Vivian Maier - the legendary amateur photographer (29 photos)

Dorothy Vivian Maier was born in New York, grew up in France. She was an American amateur street photographer. Back in the US started to work as a nanny in Chicago. In the 40 years of the work she has done about 100 000 photos. The pictures are mostly of people and places in Chicago, but traveled frequently. Her photographs remained unknown until 2007, they did not find a local historian and collector John Maloof.






Photos Vivian Maier lost among the items that she collected a lifetime.



But in the end, they have forever changed the life of a man who found them, and the world of street photography.



Collecting Vivian Maier life bit by bit, you can remember Churchill's quote about the country of kings and commissars, which lies to the east. Vivienne - a man who combines European stereotypes of an independent woman who was born in New York City.



Vivienne was closed, but at the same time it was ready to open their world to anyone who would listen.



Vivienne collect various items, books, newspaper clippings, home videos, as well as political history.



The history of this nurse, who gave the world the photos and accidentally captured one of the most interesting features of the city and the wonders of life of the USA in the second half of the twentieth century, it seems incredible.



Vivien traveled extensively between Europe and the US, but in 1951 he finally settled down in New York.



Took up photography in just a couple of years before that, she went to the streets of the Big Apple to otochit their skills.



By 1956, Vivien left east coast and moved to Chicago, where he spent most of his life as a nanny.



In his spare time taking pictures of Vivienne.



Vivienne has left behind more than 100,000 negatives.



She also made documentaries and collect and record.



Free spirit and proud soul Vivian Maier - in the end, she became poor from starvation and saved her three children, whom she had once cared.



They remembered Meyer as a second mother, so they paid for her apartment and took care of her in old age.



One of the drawers Vivienne with her personal belongings were auctioned off to pay off his debts.



This box negatives were that Meyer collected a lifetime.

All these pictures, "came out" in 2007 when it discovered the work of the Chicago auction house.



Her pictures have forever changed the life of a man who found them - John Maloof.



Now Vivienne stacked photos in the archive. Create a directory for future generations.



Now the pictures are part of the Vivienne revival of interest in street photography.

















Source: bigpicture.ru