“Memorable is this Weegee picture of thirteen faces at a Manhattan dead-end killing. Readers will study other people in a photograph. When they remember, the picture is a real one.”
Whiting, John R., “Photography is a Language”, New York: Ziff Davis, 1946
Whiting, John R., “Photography is a Language”, New York: Ziff Davis, 1946
Life, August 12, 1946, pp. 8-10
Speaking of Pictures…
…Weegee Shows How To Photograph A Corpse
As part of a six-week photographic seminar at Chicago’s Institute of Design, the stubby, untidy, cigar-chewing Manhattan photographer who calls himself Weegee and who is famous for his pictures of mayhem and murder recently enlivened his course in spot-news photography by showing students how to photograph a corpse…
Life, August 12, 1946
Weegee’s People, 1946
PM, April 16, 1946 (Unidentified Photographer)
PM, 1946
Don Freemans’ Newsstand Finds Frankie Newton Practicing in the Furnace Room
Frankie Newton, considered by some people who should know, to be the greatest living trumpet player, had a busy day last week – it was a matter of going from ashes to Asch’s. I found him sitting in front of his apartment house on E. 17th Street… “Man,” he said, “you can’t beat this place for a joint to practice in. I could blast all night long and nobody would get wind of it.”…
PM, 1946
Weegee, Weegee’s People, 1946
A group of night club musicians, finished with their night’s work spread the word that a friendly superintendent would let them hold a ‘jam” session in the sub-basement of his building…
Weegee, Weegee’s People, 1946
Frank Newton (January 4, 1906 – March 11, 1954), born 117 years ago today…
Weegee’s People, 1946
PM, April 25, 1948, m4
How to keep young with paints and brushes
After 18 years of painting in obscurity, Beauford Delaney [(1901-1979)], one of the last of Greenwich Village’s Bohemian artists…
PM, April 25, 1948, m4
PM, January 6, 1946, p. 11 (Unidentified Photographer)
“Miss Patricia Van Iver, model from Upper Darby, Pa., poses appropriately after being chosen yesterday as Queen of 1946 by the Press Photographer’s Assn., Inc. The 20-year-old beauty will preside at the cameraman’s 17th annual entertainment and dance at the Waldorf Feb. 1”
Screenshots from getty.com
(Wikipedia: “Dolores Donlon (born Patricia Vaniver, September 19, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American former model and actress.”)
PM, February 2, 1942, p.9
PM, January 6, 1946
“Don Freeman’s Newsstand Takes in Eddie Condon’s New Bandstand
In the groove on opening night – 47 West 3d St. Cast of characters seen below – Brad Gowan on Valve Trombone; Wild Bill Davison, Trumpet; Bud Freeman, Sax; Joe Marsala, Clarinet; Eddie Condon, Guitar; Dave Tough, Drums; And in front of the stand, flashing away with cameras – Gjon Mili, Lisette, and Weegee on the Speed Graphic – a hot time was had by all.
In foreground – Maggie Gowan (Brad’s wife) sitting with friend Eddie Edwards – known as Daddy Edwards of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, and creator of “Tiger Rag” and other classics.”
PM, January 6, 1946
Great Don Freeman website: donfreeman.info
PM, November 10, 1946
“These pictures are from Weegee’s People (Duell, Sloan and Pearce, $4), which will be published on November 11. Weegee says of his new book: ‘Unlike my previous book, Naked City, this is New York in a happier and gayer mood. I went looking for beauty and found it. Here’s my formula – dealing as I do with human beings, and I find them wonderful – I leave them alone and let them be themselves – holding hands with love-light in their eyes – sleeping – or merely walking down the street. The trick is to be where people are.’ Weegee’s next venture will be movie-making.”
(That’s a significant quote… We know when Weegee’s People was published and perhaps the first printed reference to Weegee’s film making and Weegee’s “formula” for making his photographs and the location of a well-known photo is printed…)
“Weegee’s People at Manhattan Avenue and 107th St.” (That’s here on a Google map.) Summer Upper West Side, ca. 1945
PM, November 10, 1946
at
SAMMY’S
to celebrate with
WEEGEE
the publication of
WEEGEE’S PEOPLE
Monday evening
the eleventh of November
Number 267
ON THE BOWERY
(Bizarre photo, Weegee behind the wheel, camera riding shotgun…)
WEEGEEWEEGEEWEEGEE 