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Also known as Usher Fellig, Arthur Fellig, Arthur H. Fellig, Weegee the Famous, Asher Felig, Artur Felig, Weejee, $15Vig'i

Ascher Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City.

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Born
1899
Died
1968
Works
17

Top works

  • Naked City
  • Weegee,
  • Weegee
  • Naked City
  • Extra! Weegee

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1. Weegee is a rock'n'roll band from Brooklyn, NY. 2. WEEGEE, aka Luigi, aka Mario's failure brother is constantly shoop'd into any image in existence. Created 8/11/2007 by the LUEser MonkeyInCloset, Weegee has become a common meme in /v/, and most images he's in create instant lulz. However, lately, /v/ has disowned weegee, because of his frequent abuse by underaged kids and weeaboos. His disturbing image is based off the equally disturbing sprite found in the shit-tastic DOS game "Mario is Mi

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2 total works indexed

  1. A rare case of oral squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with Cowden syndrome: Association or coincidence?

    · 2024 · cited 2x

  2. Naked City

    · 1947

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Key facts

Person.name
Weegee
Person.image
Weegee - Arthur Fellig - 1945.jpg
Person.caption
Weegee in 1945
Person.birth_name
Ascher Fellig
Person.birth_place
Złoczów, Austrian Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Zolochiv, Ukraine)
Person.death_place
New York City, U.S.
Person.other_names
Arthur Fellig, Usher Fellig
Person.known_for
Street photography of crime scenes or emergencies
Person.occupation
Photographer

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Image
Weegee - Arthur Fellig - 1945.jpg
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pseudonym
Felig, Asher
Commons category
Weegee
date of birth
1899-06-12
date of death
1968-12-26
name in native language
Arturo Fellig
start of work period
1919-01-01
end of work period
1968-00-00
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13 sections
Contents
  • Personal life
  • Pseudonym
  • Photographic career
  • Photographic technique
  • Late 1930s to mid-1940s
  • 1950s and 1960s
  • Legacy
  • In popular culture
  • Public collections
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Ascher Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New York City.

Weegee worked in Manhattan's Lower East Side as a press photographer during the 1930s and 1940s and developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting their activity. Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death. Weegee published photographic books and also worked in cinema, initially making his own short films and later collaborating with film directors such as Jack Donohue and Stanley Kubrick.

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