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The woman herself – Vivien Maier – an enigmatic and secret snapper.

Her work was discovered by chance when John Maloof bought some negatives which he hoped would help in his research of his local area in Chicago.  They didn’t, but he was struck by the intimacy and empathy in the photos.  He subsequently collected the rest of her work (about 10,000 negatives) which he has archived and promoted.

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1956, New York

Jan 26, 1955, Uptown West, New York

New York, undated

New York, undated

End of April, 1953, New York

New York, undated

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Both of these ladies were preserved in Chicago, 1957, by Vivian Maier.  Discover more of her photos here –

http://www.vivianmaier.com/

Vivian Maier

I love this – you can see the pretty little girl behind the wrinkles.