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This quote speaks to Leiter's poetic nature which is evident in both his painting and photography. Saul Leiter: An Unfinished World will be on display from January 24 – April 23, 2025, at Foam ...
Now recognized as one of the great photographers of the 20th century, Saul Leiter is known for embracing color when most professional photographers were still loyal to black and white.
When Saul Leiter began shooting Kodachrome slides in New York in the late 1940s, color was scorned by most serious photographers, who thought of it as a hobby for vacationing dads or the ...
Saul Leiter (1923-2013) never sought to conquer the world. In fact, he spent most of his life in an apartment in the East Village in New York. He enjoyed staying at home, painting and drinking coffee.
Saul Leiter was born in 1923 in Pittsburgh, the son of a renowned Jewish theological scholar. His family expected him to follow his father – to attend theology school and become a Rabbi. Leiter ...
Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was an American photographer and painter whose pioneering work in colour street photography has earned him a special place in the history of the medium.
Saul Leiter's pioneering color photographs are to be showcased alongside early black-and-white photographs and his abstract paintings in a new retrospective exhibition ...
Now recognized as one of the great photographers of the 20th century, Saul Leiter is known for embracing color when most professional photographers were still loyal to black and white.