August 31,1913 in Brooklyn, New York. Helen dropped out of high school so she could work for a commercial photographer from there she taught her self photography.
Helen was fascinated by chalk drawings ever since she taught kids how to draw after that she purchased a Leica camera and took pictures of children chalk drawings. Her pictures captured the ordinary life in the poor part of New York or what's happening in the city streets. Helen was known for her urban street life and children pictures.
She started to make documentary films in the late 1940s with other film directors, Helen did this for 25 years. Then she went back to taking photos. You can find her gallery at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and multiple of other galleries. Helen Levitt was an active photographer in New York for 70 years and died at the age 96 on March 29, 2009.
Street Drawing
Kid in Tree with Mask
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