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“Weegee, Autopsy of the Spectacle,” January 30 – May 19, 2024, Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson.
An excellent catalogue accompanies the exhibition.
“Happy New Year”
Weegee, Naked City, p.76
Happy New Year
Tavern on ground floor of burning building is shelter for firemen overcome by smoke New Year’s Eve. Customers also had a hot time. PM Photos by Weegee.
PM, January 2, 1945, p.13
Celluloid factory provides Fourth of July welcome for 1945.
“…it’s Christmas.”
Weegee, Naked City, 1945, pp.158-159
Not so long ago I, too, used to walk on the Bowery, broke, “carrying the banner.” The sight of a bed with white sheets in a furniture store window, almost drove me crazy. God… a bed was the most desirable thing in the world.
In the summer I would sleep in Bryant Park… But when it got colder I transferred to the Municipal Lodging House… I saw this sign on the wall there. A Sadist must have put it up. I laughed to myself… what Cash and Valuables… I didn’t have a nickel to my name, but I was a Free Soul… with no responsibilities…
Slumber-time in a mission… it’s Christmas.
Weegee, Naked City, 1945, p. 159
“It’s No Trick”
PM, December 24, 1940
It’s No Trick that makes this steeplejack look as high up as the Chrysler Building needle – just the camera angle. He’s Andy Collins, 1074 Summit Ave., Bronx, painting the 60-foot pole atop the 38-story Commerce Building, 155 E. 44th St. Photo by Weegee
PM, December 24, 1940
It’s No Trick that makes the Chrysler Building look like the Chrysler Building – just the camera angle…
Weegee at the Diner
New York City, 2023
Weegee at the Met
Metropolitan Museum, November 2023
Weegee’s [Strike Over Murder of Union Agent], ca. 1940, in the exhibition: “Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s” (September – December, 2023) at the Metropolitan Museum…
“For ‘something bigger than me'”
PM, September 28, 1947, by Jean Evans (photo by John Albert)
“Prepare for Jazz Concert”
Night In Tunisia (Interlude);” Dizzy Gillespie Septet; Dizzy Gillespie; Don Byas; Milt Jackson; Al Haig; Bill de Arango; Ray Brown; J. C. Heard; Gillespie; Paparelli; His Master’s Voice (B.9631); 1947
PM, September 25, 1947
Prepare for Jazz Concert: Dizzy Gillespie… Ella Fitzgerald…
“52nd Street Theme”; Dizzy Gillespie Septet; Dizzy Gillespie; Don Byas; Milt Jackson; Al Haig; Bill de Arango; Ray Brown; J. C. Heard; Monk; His Master’s Voice (B.9631); 1947
“…on Robinson Day”
PM, September 24, 1947 (photo by Morris Gordon)
“Meet Miss Lena Horne”
PM, September 14, 1947 (photo by Morris Gordon)
Meet Miss Lena Horne
“Classics In Blue”; Lena Horne; Phil Moore; Smythe; Heyward; Moore; Gershwin; Handy; Black & White (845A/845B/846B/846A/844A/844B/847A/847B); 1947
WEEGEEWEEGEEWEEGEE 