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EPISODE · Dec 15, 2020 · 2 MIN

Untitled (Hedda Hopper, Distortion) by Weegee

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Episode Notes This photograph of gossip columnist Hedda Hopper by Weegee is an example of what he called his distortions. After working as a photojournalist in the gritty Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1930s and ‘40s, he moved to Hollywood where he began photographing celebrities and experimenting with dark room techniques. Arthur Fellig, known as Weegee American, born Ukraine, 1899-1968 Untitled (Hedda Hopper, Distortion) ca. 1950 Gelatin Silver Print 1995.30.65 Gift of Dr. Revels Cayton ÓWeegee (Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images

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