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Vivian Maier's massive body of street photography only became publicly known during which period?
Answer
After her death
Maier's negatives were largely unseen until they were discovered and publicized following her death in 2009, turning an anonymous nanny into a celebrated photographer.
💡 Did you know?
Vivian Maier, who created 100,000+ photographs documenting mid-century America, worked as a nanny and remained unknown until after her death.
Other options people guess
- During her lifetime through gallery exhibitions
- Immediately after she immigrated to Chicago
- In the 1950s via a photography magazine feature
Topics
- photography
- 20th-century
- discovery
- art-history
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