Representative work by Lisette Model
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Lisette Model

1901–1983 · Austrian-American

Lisette Model developed a direct, close-range photographic style focused on urban life, performers and eccentric social types. After emigrating to New York, she became an influential teacher whose students included Diane Arbus.

Photography

Major Works

  • 1934Promenade des Anglais
  • 1940–41Running Legs
  • 1939–41Coney Island Bather
  • 1940sSammy’s Bar
  • 1940sWoman with Veil
  • 1940sLower East Side
  • 1940sAlbert-Alberta
  • 1940sReflections, New York
  • 1940sCafé Metropole
  • 1940sJazz Musicians

Interviews & Writing

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