Weegee is home. Born in 1899 in Zolochiv, a town in the east of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Usher Fellig had his Jewish first name Anglicized to Arthur when he passed through Ellis Island in the ...

What makes Weegee: Society of the Spectacle particularly compelling is its ability to reframe the photographer’s legacy. Often reduced to his crime-scene photography, Weegee’s work was much ...

‘Weegee: Society of the Spectacle’ International Center for Photography, 84 Ludlow Street, New York, NY Through May 5, 2025. The groundbreaking street photographer of the 1930s and 1940s, Arthur ...

Legendary photographer Weegee gets two new exhibits from ICP, "Weegee's Bowery" showcasing images of gritty East Village in the 1930s and 40s in NYC.

Weegee: Society of the Spectacle. Through May 5, International Center of Photography, 84 Ludlow Street, Manhattan; 212 857-000, icp.org. A version of this article appears in print on ...

Weegee made films as well, ... This is the last week that the exhibition is showing at the ICP, so be sure to head there for an insight into one of New York’s most intriguing photographers.

He was curious about some Weegee photos the Morgue might have, including the one of Hoover. The Times found it, in a photo folder for Hoover, though the image was not credited to Weegee.

Perhaps you have heard about The Herald Tribune, The Brooklyn Eagle, The New York Telegram, The Evening World, The Journal Tribune. There were several others, but today they are mostly all dead. Many ...