Saul Leiter quietly developed one of the most distinctive early bodies of color street photography in New York while also working in fashion and painting. Windows, umbrellas, fog and reflections create compressed images in which the city becomes layered and partially obscured.
Photography; painting
Artist Films
Human Interest: Vik Muniz on Saul Leiter and Robert Frank
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Major Works
- 1957Taxi
- 1957Through Boards
- 1960Snow
- 1954Foot on El
- 1950sRed Umbrella
- 1960Harlem
- 1958Canopy
- 1957Phone Call
- 1950sReflection
- 1948–60Early Color series
Interviews & Writing
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