PHOTOGRAPHER

Helen Levitt

1913 - 2009

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Helen Levitt (August 31, 1913 – March 29, 2009) was an American photographer and cinematographer. She was particularly noted for her street photography around New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Levitt is the 87th most popular photographer (down from 67th in 2019), the 6,558th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,378th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Helen Levitt ranks 87 out of 148. Before her are Heinrich Zille, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Boris Mikhailov, Willy Puchner, Albert Renger-Patzsch, and Kishin Shinoyama. After her are Alexandre Michon, Mario Testino, Guy Bourdin, Henry Peach Robinson, Roman Vishniac, and Weegee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Helen Levitt ranks 234. Before her are Iosif Grigulevich, Zezé Procópio, Martial Célestin, Georges Candilis, Pierre Daninos, and Huang Hua. After her are George Abecassis, Frankie Laine, Adrian Quist, John Cairncross, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, and Yaşar Doğu. Among people deceased in 2009, Helen Levitt ranks 216. Before her are Reinhard Mohn, Torsten Lindberg, Arnold Meri, Otar Chiladze, Klavdiya Boyarskikh, and Henry Gibson. After her are Uma Aaltonen, Alfred Swift, Edmund Purdom, Richard Todd, Knut Haugland, and Edward Woodward.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Levitt ranks 6,559 out of 20,380. Before her are Yuri Lowenthal (1971), Debra Messing (1968), Henry Gibson (1935), Rodney Dangerfield (1921), Jude Ciccolella (1947), and Charles Kittel (1916). After her are Jesse James (1969), George C. Homans (1910), Shonda Rhimes (1970), Colm Feore (1958), Otis Davis (1932), and Pat Smear (1959).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, Helen Levitt ranks 23. Before her are Herb Ritts (1952), Gertrude Käsebier (1852), Imogen Cunningham (1883), William P. Gottlieb (1917), Berry Berenson (1948), and Ansel Adams (1902). After her are Spencer Tunick (1967), Francesca Woodman (1958), William Eggleston (1939), Bob Guccione (1930), David Douglas Duncan (1916), and Joel-Peter Witkin (1939).

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