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Arthur Leipzig
"King of the Hill" Arthur Leipzig, American Street Games Photography, Children

1943

$2,500
£1,902.13
€2,191.65
CA$3,549.22
A$3,807.68
CHF 2,042.36
MX$45,843.90
NOK 25,746.33
SEK 23,477.09
DKK 16,374.52

About the Item

Arthur Leipzig King of the Hill, 1943 Signed in pencil lower right margin Gelatin silver print 10 x 13 inches Arthur Leipzig (1918-2014) was born in Brooklyn, New York. His journey in photography began in 1941 when he joined a class with the Photo League. He chose this school because it had affordable darkroom fees, and within two weeks of learning from the founder, Sid Grossman, he realized he wanted to focus on documentary photography. Leipzig actively participated in the Photo League until 1949, drawing inspiration from the works of Paul Strand and W. Eugene Smith. In 1942, he started working as a staff photographer for the newspaper PM, which was known for its progressive views and used a lot of photography in their articles, giving their photographers the freedom to create. After PM shut down in 1946, Leipzig had a short job at International News Photos before launching a successful freelance photojournalism career, taking assignments all over the globe and contributing to several magazines like The Sunday New York Times, This Week, Fortune, Look, LIFE, and Parade. Over fifty years, Leipzig took thousands of pictures, creating stunning and meaningful photographs that explored life on the streets. Some of his most famous works include photo essays about kids playing street games, city workers on the Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island, and V-Day celebrations. He also realistically photographed famous New Yorkers like Louis Prima, W. C. Handy, and Mayor La Guardia. His work took him to various places beyond New York City, such as Peru, Sudan, and the Sahara, as well as closer locations like West Virginia, Kansas, and Jones Beach. Arthur Leipzig is recognized as a passionate and thoughtful documentary photographer who always focused on the human experience and his love for people. He took pictures in a natural way, allowing genuine moments to unfold without force. Because of this, his photographs show human connections with great closeness and energy. Leipzig's work has been featured in many group exhibitions at museums, including "New Faces" (1946) and "Family of Man" (1955) at the Museum of Modern Art, and "Photography as a Fine Art" (1961-62) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His own shows include "Growing Up in New York: Photographs by Arthur Leipzig" at the Museum of the City of New York (1996) and “Arthur Leipzig: A Tribute to Influence” at the Columbus Museum of Art (2005). His work is part of the permanent collections in the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, the Jewish Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the International Center of Photography, and the Bibliothèque Nationale, among others. Leipzig received several awards, including the National Urban League Photography Award, multiple annual Art Directors Awards, and two Long Island University Trustees Awards for Scholarly Achievement. In 2004, he won the Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fine Art Photography. Moreover, Leipzig shared his love and skills in photography by teaching at Long Island University for nearly thirty years, eventually earning the title of Professor Emeritus.
  • Creator:
    Arthur Leipzig (1918, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1943
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Width: 20.25 in (51.44 cm)
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    Unique workPrice: $2,500
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1841216710832

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