Leon Levinstein
- 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
- Q18345966
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Photographer
- Name
- Leon Levinstein
- Ulan
- 500338798
Exhibitions
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Photography Rotation 8
May 13, 2011–Mar 12, 2012
MoMA
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Photography Collection: Rotation 4
Dec 15, 2006–Jul 16, 2007
MoMA
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Photography: Inaugural Installation
Nov 20, 2004–Jun 6, 2005
MoMA
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Life of the City
Feb 28–May 21, 2002
MoMA
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New Standpoints: Photography, 1940–1955
Feb 6–Apr 30, 1978
MoMA
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Leon Levinstein has
12 exhibitionsonline.
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Leon Levinstein Coney Island 1952
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Leon Levinstein Coney Island c. 1955
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Leon Levinstein Untitled c. 1950
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Leon Levinstein Lower East Side c. 1952
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Leon Levinstein Untitled c. 1955
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Leon Levinstein "Confusion" c. 1957
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Leon Levinstein Fifth Avenue c. 1959
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Leon Levinstein Fifth Avenue 1969
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Leon Levinstein Forty-Second Street and Broadway c. 1974
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