The Life and Afterlife of Vivian Maier
by Pamela Bannos
Nov 20, 2017
4 minutes
The following is an excerpt from Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife, which was published last month.
There are many ways to get the wrong picture about Vivian Maier. Call her a nanny, as if that was her identity, instead of a photographer. Call her just a Chicagoan or just a Frenchwoman, instead of a born Manhattanite and self- styled European. Call her Vivian, as if you know her well. Call her a mystery or an enigma, as if no one ever knew her, or ever could.
To get the right picture, look at her squarely, as she would look at you: on her own terms, from her own evidence of who
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