Subject: Helen Levitt

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• The Call of the Wild

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• Local Color

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• Comfort Zones

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• Eyes Wide Open

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• Show World

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• More More More

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• The Music TV Wars

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• Art

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• Helen Levitt, 1913-2009

  Helen Levitt has passed at the age of 95. Born in Bensonhurst, she dropped out of high school and went to work as a photographer's assistant. She sought out great artists like Cartier-Bresson and Luis Bunuel, and made friends with James Agee. Street scenes were her metier and she was especially celebrated for her pictures of children, some of which are very cheerful, but in many of which the children are very serious, even, despite the childishness of their pursuits, dignified. She had a solo s

  March 30, 2009

• Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

  Obama told Chrysler and GM to get their shit straight or go bankrupt. The new head of GM said that was okay with him. (Aren't they supposed to whine and resign in the Times?) This of course made Obama a fascist. Rightbloggers were also mad when Obama went to Europe and wasn't nice enough to the Queen and was too nice to a King. Plus he helped the G-20 give away all our money. Back home his minions passed his budget. NY-20 had an election. A Libertarian who Republicans pushed off the ballot ba

  April 3, 2009

• Take Your Pic

  Recommendations by R.C. Baker

  March 4, 2008

• An American Journey

  September 29, 2009