SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2019

SNAP JUDGEMENT

Early colour photographer Vivian Maier was a quick study of human

behaviour – and knew how to capture the unfolding moment. Liam

James previews an exhibition of her work

One of Maier’s photos shows a group of boys who have been caught in the rain (Photos Vivian Maier/Maloof Collection and Howard
Greenberg Gallery)

Ever since her life’s work was discovered by a collector in a house clearance sale, Vivian Maier has been a
darling of the photography world. For years her unique story has aroused an extraordinary amount of
speculation, most notably in the Oscar-nominated 2013 documentary Finding Vivian Maier.

Now a new exhibition will focus on her work in colour photography, a medium of which she was an early
adopter.

Renowned photographer Joel Meyerowitz writes in the foreword to Vivian Maier: The Colour Work, that

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