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The gritty NY and Chicago photography of Vivian Maier honoured in London exhibition

Living a normal life by day, Vivian Maier used her spare time to capture gritty photography from the streets of Chicago and New York.

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Three men stand beside a vintage car on a New York street with tall buildings and a Coca-Cola sign visible in the background

The stunning photographs were only properly realised after her death and are currently on display at a special exhibition at London’s Beetles + Huxley gallery.

Armed with a trusty Rolleiflex camera, Maier wonderfully documented the delights of city life and the many personalities filling the streets. The black and white film exposes both the poor and the rich, the young and the old, getting right to the heart of both cities and American history. Take a sneak peek at some of the work that is on display at the exhibition, running from 4th August – 5th September…

Via direct submission | All images courtesy of Beetles + Huxley

Two young girls play in a street beside a parked car and warehouse building in this black and white photograph by Vivian Maier
Seven people sit in a row on a bench beneath a covered structure, looking outward in Vivian Maier's black and white street photography
Woman holding hands with two young girls in school uniforms crossing a city street, with 1950s cars and classical buildings in the background
Two women reading a newspaper on a Chicago street, with a traffic light visible in the background
Two young boys stand together on a city street in this black and white photograph, with one wearing mouse ears
A woman in a light-coloured dress walks past parked cars while a group of suited men stand near a modernist building with louvered vents in this black and white street photograph
Young boy in striped shirt crouches beside a tabby cat on an urban street in this black and white photograph by Vivian Maier
Children playing in a fire hydrant spray on a New York City street, with apartment buildings and parked cars in the background
Young boy in a light-coloured suit holding papers on a city street, surrounded by parked cars and pedestrians in the background
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