Arthur Leipzig
Arthur Leipzig (October 25, 1918 – December 5, 2014) was an American photographer who specialized in street photography and was known for his photographs of New York City.
Career
Leipzig was born in Brooklyn. After sustaining a serious injury to his right hand while working at a glass wholesaler, Leipzig joined the Photo League where he studied photography, took part in Sid Grossman's Documentary Workshop, taught Advanced Technique classes for three years, and exhibited his work.[1] From 1942 until 1946 he was a staff photographer for PM. He also studied under Paul Strand before quitting the League to pursue a career as a freelance photojournalist.
In 1955 Leipzig was invited to participate in the exhibition The Family of Man at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Leipzig was a professor of art and the director of photography at the CW Post Campus of Long Island University from 1968–1991.[2]
Leipzig contributed his work to many publications including Fortune, Look, Parade, and Natural History, while continuing to pursue his independent projects.[2]
In 2004, he won the Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fine Art Photography.[1]
Leipzig died in Sea Cliff, New York on December 5, 2014, aged 96.[3]
Exhibitions
Selected solo exhibitions
- 2005 Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, UMBC (Baltimore)[2]
- 2005–2006 "On Assignment", Columbus Museum of Art (Columbus, MS)[2][4]
- 2007 "On Assignment: A Retrospective", Photographic Gallery (New York)[4]
- 2008 "Arthur Leipzig: Next Stop New York", Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum (Aachen).[5]
- 2009 "Arthur Leipzig: Next Stop New York", Städtische Galerie Iserlohn (Iserlohn)[4]
Selected group exhibitions
- 2003 "Looking for Leisure", Staley + Wise Gallery (New York)[4]
- 2005 "Winter Selections", Gendell Gallery (San Francisco)[4]
- 2006 "Right of Passage: Youth Culture from the Mid-Century", Howard Greenberg Gallery (New York)[4]
- 2007 "New York, NY", Fifty One Fine Art Photography (Antwerp)[4]
- 2009 "Sexy and the City - New York Photographs", Yossi Milo Gallery (New York)[4]
- 2009 "Greenberg in Hamburg", Flo Peters Gallery (Hamburg)[4]
- 2010 "Family of Man", Howard Greenberg Gallery (New York)[4]
- 2011-2012 "The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951", The Jewish Museum (New York)
Permanent collections
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (Paris)[6]
- Brooklyn Museum[6]
- National Portrait Gallery (Washington, DC)[6]
Photographic books
- Sarah’s Daughters: A Celebration of Jewish Women, published by Women’s American ORT, 1988
- Growing up in New York; Boston: David R. Godine, 1995 (ISBN 1567920519)
- On Assignment with Arthur Leipzig; Boston: Long Island University Press, 2005 (ISBN 0913252026; ISBN 978-0-913252-02-4)
- Arthur Leipzig: Next Stop New York; Munich / New York: Prestel, 2008
Awards
- 2004 Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fine Art Photography[2]
References
Klein, Mason and Evans, Catherine: "The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951". Yale University Press, 2011
- 1 2 Arthur Leipzig bio at The Jewish Museum
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery Presents On Assignment: Photographs by Arthur Leipzig", UMBC News, 24 March 2005. Accessed 6 January 2011.
- ↑ Martin, Douglas (5 December 2014). "Arthur Leipzig, a Photographer Inspired by Everyday Life in New York, Dies at 96". New York Times. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Arthur Leipzig: Exhibitions", Photography-now.com. Accessed 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Arthur Leipzig: Next Stop New York - Fotografien Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.", Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, 2008. (German) Accessed 6 January 2011.
- 1 2 3 Auction page, Photographic Resource Center, Boston University, 2007. Accessed 7 January 2011.