Opening tomorrow at the International Center of Photography, Weegee: Murder Is My Business shows some of the photographer's iconic images of nighttime murder scenes in 30s and 40s New York. Weegee (aka Arthur Fellig) was an intrepid and ambitious night chronicler—his nickname came from his Ouija board-like propensity to arrive at crime scenes before the police (by tuning into police-band radio). His abrasive flash captured some of the most honest and archetypal New York City moments from this era: children sleeping in a tenement fire escape during a sweltering summer, a young soldier stealing a kiss from his girl at the movies, car crashes, handcuffed perpetrators—he witnessed them all. Check out OC's snaps from a special preview, and don't miss the opening tomorrow.
Weegee: Murder Is My Business is on view through September 2, 2012.
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
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Photos by Janelle Flores.
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Children and kitten sleeping in the tenenment fire escape on Irving and Rivington Sts, 1943 (at right)
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Street scene celebrating the return of kidnapped boy Jimmy Di Maggio, 1943.
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Accident on the upper roadway of Grand Central Station, 1944
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Weegee's camera to the right
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An exact replica of Weegee's apartment, situated just opposite police headquarters
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Weegee: Murder Is My Business is on view through September 2, 2012.
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
MAP
Photos by Janelle Flores.
Children and kitten sleeping in the tenenment fire escape on Irving and Rivington Sts, 1943 (at right)
Street scene celebrating the return of kidnapped boy Jimmy Di Maggio, 1943.
Accident on the upper roadway of Grand Central Station, 1944
Weegee's camera to the right
An exact replica of Weegee's apartment, situated just opposite police headquarters
