Helen Levitt
August 31, 1913 – March 29, 2009

Street Photographer and Filmmaker
A visual poet laureate of life in the streets of New York City, Levitt created wondrous photographs that captured the playful dance of urban life.

Levitt lived in a fourth-floor walkup at 4 East 12th Street for more than 40 years.

Narrated by Jeffrey Rosenheim
Music by Aaron Copland