Helen Levitt: References & Edit History

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Sandra S. Phillips and Maria Morris Hambourg, Helen Levitt (1991).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Mar 25, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 27, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 25, 2024
Added "filmmaker" to introductory description. Nov 01, 2016
Media added. Nov 01, 2016
Add new Web site: International Center of Photography - Biography of Helen Levitt. Nov 09, 2015
Add new Web site: Telfair Museums - Helen Levitt: In the Street. Nov 09, 2015
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Helen Levitt. Nov 09, 2015
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Helen Levitt, Who Captured New York Street Life, Dies at 95. Nov 09, 2015
Add new Web site: Atget Photography.com - Biography of Helen Levitt. Nov 06, 2015
Add new Web site: Independent - Helen Levitt: Photographer renowned for her portraits of street life in New York. Oct 20, 2015
Changed her birth location from New York to Brooklyn. Sep 04, 2009
Updated to mention Levitt's death date. Added newer titles of Levitt's photography books. Mar 30, 2009
Article revised. May 17, 2002
New article added. Apr 27, 2001
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