Heading

saul leiter foundation the saul leiter foundation isdicated to the preservation of the art of american photographer and painter saul leiter 19232013
saul leiter wikipedia saul leiter december 3 1923 november 26 2013 was an american photographer and painter whose early work in the 1940s and 1950s was an important contribution to what came to be recognized as the new york school of photography.

saul leiter american photographer britannica saul leiter american photographer born dec. 3 1923 pittsburgh pa.died nov. 26 2013 new york n.y. captured contemplative moments amid the tumult of new york city in his warm and intimate photographs.

saul leiter artists howard greenberg gallery saul leiter 19232013 was born in pittsburgh the son of an internationally renowned talmudic scholar. leiters interest in art began in his late teens and though he was encouraged to be a rabbi like his father he left theology school and moved to new york to pursue painting at age 23.

saul leiter a master of color photography saul leiter photography seemed to be an escape for leiter. born in pittsburgh in 1923 his father was a wellknown rabbi and talmudic scholar and leiter was encouraged to be a rabbi as well. he left theology school and at 23 moved to new york to pursue painting.

saul leiter ar saul leiter was an american artist and early pioneer of color photography. with distinctive imagery suffused with painterly qualities he is often grouped with other photographers of the new york school such as richard avedon weegee and diane arbus.

saul leiter 195060s color and blackandwhite saul leiter started shooting color and blackandwhite street photography in new york in the 1940s. he had no formal training in photography but the genius of his early work was quickly acknowledged by edward steichen who incld leiter in two important moma shows in the 1950s.

why saul leiter kept his colorful street photography saul leiter rered its unassumingtails in expressive color. using temperamental expired film leiter saw the streets in sharp punches of red and vast seas of shadow. seeing is a neglected enterprise leiter once said.

saul leiter photofile leiter saul kozloff max saul leiter 19232013 was an american photographer and painter. max kozloff is a prolific writer and art critic. he is the author of several books including lone visions crod frames essays on photography.

the photography of saul leiter saul owned many many cameras. he was very fond of cameras one could say excessively fond of cameras. when some new camera came along especially if it was smaller and lighter he would often purchase one and experiment with it. saul would sometimes give me things to print in black amp white and color.