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Late Photographer Garners Fame: Vivian Maier

Written by Ashley

I’m sure this lady had a story or two to tell…

Vivian Maier, a Chicago based gal, passed away in 2009 at the age of 83, with a secret that hid in her life working mostly as a nanny. Her breathtaking street photographs, samplings from the Maloof Collection pictured below, were discovered at an auction in 2007. Maier’s work here spanning from the 1950s to the 1970s, had little information. I’m sure this lady had a story or two to tell…

Untitled, Self Portrait

August, 1975

Untitled, Undated
Untitled, Undated
March 31, 1957

January 9, 1957, Florida
August 22, 1956
May 16, 1957

Untitled, Undated
August 11, 1954, New York, NY

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Ashley

a fun-loving, twenty-something living in Brooklyn. She spends most of her time absorbing all the life, tofu and whiskey that NYC has to offer. Her current obsessions? BDG High-waisted leggings, vintage boot shopping in Williamsburg, Katherine Kwei's sling bag and Melanie Marie's two-finger horn ring.