Vivian Maier - Untitled, no date, (woman holding child)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - New York, NY, June 1953

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - New York, 1954 (man, shoe bench)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

- Untitled, 1954 (woman photographing 2 women)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

- Untitled, 1971, (magazines Greer/Hoover)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

- Untitled, 1954 (2 women 2 kids on sidewalk)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Untitled, Undated. (man tie)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Untitled. no date, (blond boy)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - New York, NY, 1954 (cleaning window)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Canada, n.d. (kids in car)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Untitled, no date (lake, boats sparkler)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

- New York, NY 1954, (2 boys parking meter)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Kiddieland, Sandwich, IL, 1966

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

- Self-Portrait, 1961 (in mirror lr outside)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Chicago, 1961 (woman dressing)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Self Portrait, 1959, Chicago Area

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Kirk Douglas at the premiere of the movie "Spartacus" in Chicago, IL, October 13, 1960

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Chicago, July 1961 (2 men/portfolio)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Untitled, no date, (2 men on bench)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - New York, 1950's (circles)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - New York, February 9, 1953 (roof top)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - New York, NY 1954 (street from above)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - San Francisco CA, 1955

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Chicago, IL, no date, (legs)

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Vivian Maier - Chicago, June 16th, 1956

Silver Gelatin Print - 12 x 12 (on 16x20 paper)

Photographs by Vivian Maier

Selections from the John Maloof Collection

Vivian Maier Developed – Research and Commentary by: Ann Marks

Vivian Maier

(February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009)

An American of French and Austro-Hungarian extraction, Vivian bounced between Europe and the United States before coming back to New York City in 1951. Having picked up photography just two years earlier, she would comb the streets of the Big Apple refining her artistic craft. By 1956 Vivian left the East Coast for Chicago, where she’d spend most of the rest of her life working as a caregiver. In her leisure Vivian would shoot photos that she zealously hid from the eyes of others. Taking snapshots into the late 1990′s, Maier would leave behind a body of work comprising over 100,000 negatives. Additionally Vivian’s passion for documenting extended to a series of homemade documentary films and audio recordings. Interesting bits of Americana, the demolition of historic landmarks for new development, the unseen lives of ethnics and the destitute, as well as some of Chicago’s most cherished sites were all meticulously cataloged by Vivian Maier.

More information and additional images by Vivian Maier can be found on her Artist Page

Vivian Maier Developed, How Life Events Informed Her Personality, Perspective and Photography.

November 12, 2016, researcher Ann Marks delivered a fascinating look into the genealogy and life of Vivian Maier, the elusive Chicago nanny whose street photography continues to capture the attention of the public and the art world, during a lecture broadcast at Lumière via Skype. Marks shared new insights and previously unknown facts about Maier during this public event.

Ann Marks

Ann Marks, a retired business executive with 30 years of experience in marketing at Kraft General Foods, American Express and The Wall Street Journal, became interested in Maier after watching the documentary, Finding Vivian Maier. A devotee of mysteries and challenges, Marks set out, guided by her curiosity and research skills, to sift through census, court and government records to reveal more of Maier’s past.

Despite all the attention devoted to Maier, even the basic facts of her heritage were murky. Maier, who died in 2009, said little about her background and her work as a photographer to her friends and employers during her life. Due in part to Marks research, now it is public knowledge that Vivian Maier was born into a deeply unhappy and neglectful family. Her parents divorced early in her childhood, which led to her father’s disappearance from the family. Vivian and her brother Charles, who was also called Karl, were apparently not given much affection or even basic care from their mother.

Eugenie Jaussaud, Maier’s maternal grandmother, was an island of love and support for her granddaughter. Jaussaud, an immigrant from the French Alps, was employed as a cook for some of New York’s most socially prominent families. Through her work in these grand houses, Vivian was able to glimpse a larger world, though as the grandchild of a servant, she knew that she did not truly belong in this elite world. Jaussaud, who was by all accounts an excellent cook, also supported the Maier family financially through her earnings.

“I found it significant that Vivian started her photography when her grandmother died, severing her last connection to a close relative. I believe this was a trigger for her need to photograph—to capture pieces of life and call them her own for her own sense of identity,“ Marks said in a recent interview.

Perhaps the most significant discovery brought to light by Marks are the government records pertaining to Vivian’s estranged brother, Karl Maier, who was a drug addict and was later diagnosed with schizophrenia. “It had been over a year since the film was produced but there were no new discoveries. At the time, Cook County was looking for Vivian’s brother as he was the designated heir to her estate. I said to myself, ‘I bet I can find him’ and I did,” Marks said. Here she elaborates further:

The most interesting find by far was Vivian’s brother’s file from his three years at the Coxsackie Vocational detention center that I found in the New York Archives in Albany. There were 100 pages about his life including letters from every member of the family and detailed reports on his domestic situation. From this I gleaned an understanding of the family relationships and each member’s personality using their own words. The woman I believe had the most positive influence on Vivian’s life was her grandmother Eugenie Jaussaud. She worked as a cook for the richest families in American and at one point wrote to her grandson from the Vanderbilt estate in Palm Beach, addressing the envelope ‘Coxsackie Vacational.’ She comes across as wise, responsible and charming. When she died in 1948, Eugenie left Vivian money that she used to buy her first camera.

Because her research enabled Marks to gain a deeper understanding of Maier, she takes issue with the often repeated idea that Maier never showed her work to others because she was so private.

“She took pictures because she needed to take pictures for herself. That said, indications are that she thought her work was strong, but even if she wanted to come forth as an artist she didn’t have the skills, means, or relationships to do so. Many have taken this to mean that Vivian Maier was so private that she wouldn’t have wanted her work to be shown. I strongly disagree with this assessment. Vivian wasn’t private, she was secretive because she wanted to hide her sordid family background. She was actually extroverted and opinionated,” Marks said. “She was also obsessed with celebrity, and she chased them like paparazzi do today. I believe she would have been thrilled by the recognition and fame her work has achieved.”

All of Ann Marks’ research on Vivian Maier, can be found on her web site: Vivian Maier Developed

John Maloof via Skype

Saturday September 17, 2016

Gallery Talk With John Maloof

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday (9/17) for John Maloof’s informative discussion. Additional information on John’s recent activity can be found on the links below.

Recent article in the Chicago Reader – 8/31/16
John’s latest project: Miishkooki

January 15, 2015: Finding Vivian Maier was nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Feature category. We would like pass along our congratulation to John Maloof, Charlie Siskel, and Executive Producer Jeff Garlin.

The Atlanta Debut of the film Finding Vivian Maier was Friday April 11th, 2014, at the Lefont Sandy Springs Theater. The film had a four week run 4/11-5/8.

We were pleased to coordinate an appearance by Executive Producer: Jeff Garlin, for a question and answer session following the Saturday April 12 1:45 afternoon screening, and an introduction to the 3:40 screening. Below is the Official Trailer of Finding Vivian Maier

This intriguing documentary shuttles from New York to France to Chicago as it traces the life story of the late Vivian Maier, a career nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs has earned her a posthumous reputation as one of America’s most accomplished and insightful street photographers.

Reviews:
New York Times, March 21, 2014
New Yorker, March 26, 2014
New York Times, March 27, 2014
NPR, March 27, 2014
Review by Steve Murray of ArtsATL, April 8, 2014.

Select Here: to go to Vivian Maier’s updated artist page and view recently released images.

E-MAIL – requests for viewing and purchasing work from the Maloof Collection.

Navigate to the back gallery to view Vivian Maier: A Deeper Look

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Vivian Maier: A Deeper Look

Photographs by Vivian Maier

Selections from the John Maloof Collection

Vivian Maier Developed – Research and Commentary by: Ann Marks

Vivian Maier

Saturday September 17, 2016

Gallery Talk With John Maloof

Navigate to the back gallery to view Vivian Maier: A Deeper Look

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