How to evaluate Vivian Mayer

Vivian maier (1926 February 1) was born in New York, USA. She is an American amateur street photographer and domestic nanny.

Vivian is a descendant of the French. She was born in new york, but grew up in France, and then returned to the United States to live in new york and Chicago. She took more than 65438+ ten thousand photos in her life. In 2007, john maloof, a local historian in Chicago, discovered a large number of her negatives and began to sort them out. Since then, her works have appeared in newspapers in the United States, Italy, Argentina and Britain. He died in Chicago on April 2 1 2009. In 20 10, Vivian's works began to be exhibited in Chicago, which became a hot topic in the photography circle and was recognized as one of the most important street photographers in contemporary America. [ 1]

Chinese name

Vivian Maier

Foreign name

Vivian Maier

nation

United States of America

nation

France

birthplace

New York

date of birth

1926 February

date of death

April 2, 20091

occupation

Family nanny, photographer

Major achievements

100000 photos