Leon Levinstein
1910 – 1988
Introduction
Leon Levinstein (1910–1988) was an American street photographer best known for his work documenting everyday street life in New York City from the 1950s through the 1980s. In 1975 Levinstein was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Wikidata identifier
Q18345966
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Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, photographer
ULAN identifier
500338798
Names
Leon Levinstein, Leon Levenstein
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44 works
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New Orleans
1976 -
Washington Square Park
1975 -
New Orleans
1975 -
San Francisco
1975 -
New Orleans, Mardi Gras
1975 -
San Francisco
1973 -
Untitled
c.1970 -
Untitled
1970s -
Untitled
1970s -
Coney Island
c.1969 -
Washington Square Park, NY
1967 -
New Year's Eve, Times Square, New York City
1965 -
New York
c. 1965 -
Back Tattoo
c.1965 -
New York
c. 1960 -
Untitled, Mexico
c.1960 -
Untitled
c.1960 -
Untitled (Head shot of old man with beard and bowler hat)
c. 1960 -
Lower East Side
c.1958 -
Coney Island
c. 1955 -
New York
c. 1955 -
Provincetown, Massachusetts
1954 -
Woman, NY
1953 -
Coney Island
1953 -
Bear Mt. Park
1953, printed later -
Untitled
n.d. -
Untitled
n.d. -
Untitled
n.d. -
Untitled
n.d. -
Untitled (Man in a black hat, very close up)
n.d.
44 works