About

Vivian Maier was an American street photographer whose body of work was only discovered after her death. Maier was a nanny and caregiver with a hidden passion for photography that resulted in over 100,000 negatives depicting moments and images of her urban surroundings in Chicago and New York. She captured each city’s pedestrian culture and architecture on a Rolleiflex camera as she walked the city on her days off. Her work has been recognized for her spontaneous shooting style and for her fascination with human behavior. Maier would further indulge in her devotion to documenting the world around her through homemade films, recordings and collections, assembling one of the most fascinating windows into American life in the second half of the twentieth century.

Selected Works

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Vivian Maier

Self-Portrait

1956, printed in 2014

Gelatin silver print

  • 20" x 16"
  • Edition 13/15
Vivian Maier

Audrey Hepburn at the Chicago Premiere of "My Fair Lady" at the RKO Pacific Theater, October 23, 1964

1964

Gelatin silver print

  • 20" x 16"
  • Edition 14/15
Vivian Maier

Untitled, n.d.

n.d., printed in 2014

Gelatin silver print

  • 20" x 16"
  • Edition 13/15
Vivian Maier

Canada, 1950

1950, printed in 2014

Gelatin silver print

  • 20" x 16"
  • Edition 5/15
Vivian Maier

Chicago, 1975

1975, printed in 2019

Chromogenic print

  • Image size: 10” x 15”
Vivian Maier

Chicago, 1962

1962, printed in 2019

Chromogenic print

  • Image size: 12" x 12"
Vivian Maier

Chicago, 1962

1962, printed in 2019

Chromogenic print

  • Image size: 12" x 12"
  • Edition 14/15

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at the Fairmont Pacific Rim

March 13, 2023 - May 27, 2023
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