Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

126 (1899-06-12)
Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Arthur Fellig known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City.

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Wee Gee’s Camera Magic 1960

This 1960s instructional film released by Castle Films for the home market, demonstrates various camera tricks performed by “Wee Gee,” or “Weegee,” the pseudonym of Arthur Fellig, a famed photographer and cinematographer who worked in Manhattan and New York City’s Lower East Side.
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Cocktail Party 1946

A home movie short capturing the raucous party celebrating the release of Weegee’s second photobook, “Weegee’s People”. The film features appearances by Mrs. George Washington Kavanaugh, who is among the subjects of one of Weegee’s most celebrated photos, “The Critic”, as well as some of the only known footage of eccentric author Joe Gould.
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Weegee's New York 1948

The best known, "Weegee's New York" (1948), presents a surprisingly lyrical view of the city without a hint of crime or murder. Already this film gives evidence, here very restrained, of Weegee's interest in technical tricks: blur, speeded up or slowed-down film, a lens that makes the city's streets curve as if cars are driving over a rainbow. - The New York Times