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Arthur (Usher) Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City.
Feb 10, 2020 · Notorious, and perhaps the earliest iconic New York photographer, Weegee made many of his famed images in the same Lower East Side neighborhood that the ICP has recently relocated to. Here, Pauline Vermare – Cultural Director of Magnum Photos, New York – reflects on Weegee’s route to fame and his role in creating a lasting vision of the city.
Weegee was a legendary news photographer, whose stock and trade were candid shots of people in the streets, in bars, and at crime scenes in New York City.
Step into the world of Weegee, the famous crime scene photographer whose keen eye for the dramatic captured the essence of urban life in mid-20th century America.
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.
Aug 7, 2021 · Weegee took his most famous picture The Critic in 1943. The picture shows two fur-draped, tiara-ed matrons playing to the camera while a scruffy, disturbed-looking woman stands in profile to the side.
Weegee (born June 12, 1899, Złoczew, Austria-Hungary [now in Poland]—died Dec. 26, 1968, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a photojournalist noted for his gritty yet compassionate images of the aftermath of New York street crimes and disasters.
May 30, 2018 · May 30, 2018. Sonny Figueroa/The New York Times. The photographer Arthur Fellig, better known as Weegee, lugged his enormous Speed Graphic camera around the nighttime streets of New York City...
Today, Weegee is remembered as one of the pioneers of American street photography, transforming how urban life is perceived and depicted in photographic imagery. His unflinching eye and relentless pursuit of the decisive moment continue to resonate in the world of photography and beyond.
May 19, 2024 · Starting in 1935, he was self-employed as photo-reporter. Towards 1937, he began using the pseudonym Weegee, and around 1941, started marking the backs of his prints with a stamp in the form of a self-fulfilling prophecy: “Weegee the Famous.”
