Historical records matching Arthur Ascher (Usher) Fellig, "Weegee"
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About Arthur Ascher (Usher) Fellig, "Weegee"
Arthur Ascher Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), a photographer and photojournalist, Weegee was his pseudonym. He was known for his stark black and white street photography. Weegee worked in Manhattan, New York City's Lower East Side as a press photographer during the 1930s and '40s, and he 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. Weegee published photographic books and also worked in cinema, initially making his own short films and later collaborating with film directors such as Jack Donohue and Stanley Kubrick.
Public collections
- • Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- • International Center of Photography
Film
- • The Public Eye—a film loosely based on Weegee
Further reading
- • Weegee by Weegee (1961 (revised, reprinted, and retitled as Weegee: The Autobiography, 2013), autobiography)
- • Miles Barth, Weegee's World
- • Kerry William Purcell, Weegee (Phaidon, 2004)
- • Anthony Lee, Weegee and Naked City (Defining Moments in American Photography)
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Arthur Ascher (Usher) Fellig, "Weegee"'s Timeline
| 1899 |
June 12, 1899
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| 1968 |
December 26, 1968
Age 69
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