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Vivian Maier Developed: The Untold Story of the Photographer Nanny

Die definitive Biografie, die die bemerkenswerte Geschichte von Vivian Maier, der Nanny, die heimlich als weltklasse Fotografin lebte, enthüllt, enthält fast 400 ihrer Bilder, von denen viele noch nie zuvor gesehen wurden, und stellt sie erstmals im Kontext ihres Lebens dar. Vivian Maier, die Fotografen-Nanny, deren Werke berühmt in einem Lagerraum in Chicago entdeckt wurden, fesselte die Vorstellungskraft der Welt mit ihren meisterhaften Bildern und ihrem geheimnisvollen Leben. Bevor sie posthum zu globalem Ruhm aufstieg, hatte sie ihre Vergangenheit so tief vergraben, dass selbst die Familien, bei denen sie lebte, wenig über sie wussten. Niemand konnte sagen, wo sie geboren oder aufgewachsen war, ob sie Eltern oder Geschwister hatte, ob sie persönliche Beziehungen genoss, warum sie Fotografien machte und warum sie diese nicht mit anderen teilte. Jetzt, in dieser definitiven Biografie, nutzt Ann Marks ihren vollständigen Zugang zu Vivians persönlichen Unterlagen und dem Archiv von 140.000 Fotografien, um die gesamte Geschichte ihres aussergewöhnlichen Lebens zu enthüllen. Basierend auf akribischen Ermittlungen zeigt "Vivian Maier Developed" die Geschichte einer Frau, die aus einer Familie mit einer verborgenen Geschichte von Illegitimität, Bigamie, elterlicher Ablehnung, Drogenmissbrauch, Gewalt und psychischen Erkrankungen floh, um ihr Leben nach ihren eigenen Vorstellungen zu leben. Mit einer begrenzten Fähigkeit, Gefühle auszudrücken und Beziehungen zu formen, drückte sie sich durch Fotografie aus und schuf ein geheimes Portfolio von Bildern, das vor Emotionen, Authentizität und Menschlichkeit strotzte. Mit grenzenloser Resilienz überwand sie jedes Hindernis, das sich ihr in den Weg stellte, entschlossen, ihr eigenes Schicksal und das anderer zu verbessern, indem sie unermüdlich für die Rechte von Arbeitern, Frauen, Afroamerikanern und Ureinwohnern eintrat. Niemand wusste, dass hinter der distanzierten Fassade eine zutiefst intelligente, einfühlsame und inspirierte Frau steckte – eine Frau, die so kreativ begabt war, dass ihr Werk zu einer der grössten fotografischen Entdeckungen des Jahrhunderts werden sollte.

The “astonishing” (People) and definitive biography that unlocks the “riveting” (Vogue) story of Vivian Maier, the nanny who lived secretly as a world-class photographer, featuring nearly 400 of her images, many never seen before, placed for the first time in the context of her life. Vivian Maier, the photographer nanny whose work was famously discovered in a Chicago storage locker, captured the imagination of the world with her masterful images and mysterious life. Before posthumously skyrocketing to global fame, she had so deeply buried her past that even the families she lived with knew little about her. No one could relay where she was born or raised, if she had parents or siblings, if she enjoyed personal relationships, why she took photographs and why she didn’t share them with others. Now, in this “thorough; fascinating overview of an artist working for art’s sake” (The New York Times), Ann Marks uses her complete access to Vivian’s personal records and archive of 140,000 photographs to reveal the full story of her extraordinary life. Based on meticulous investigative research, the “compelling and richly detailed” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Vivian Maier Developed reveals the story of a woman who fled from a family with a hidden history of illegitimacy, bigamy, parental rejection, substance abuse, violence, and mental illness to live life on her own terms. Left with a limited ability to disclose feelings and form relationships, she expressed herself through photography, creating a secret portfolio of pictures teeming with emotion, authenticity, and humanity. With limitless resilience she knocked down every obstacle in her way, determined to improve her lot in life and that of others by tirelessly advocating for the rights of workers, women, African Americans, and Native Americans. No one knew that behind the detached veneer was a profoundly intelligent, empathetic, and inspired woman—a woman so creatively gifted that her body of work would become one of the greatest photographic discoveries of the century.

The “astonishing” (People) and definitive biography that unlocks the “riveting” (Vogue) story of Vivian Maier, the nanny who lived secretly as a world-class photographer, featuring nearly 400 of her images, many never seen before, placed for the first time in the context of her life. Vivian Maier, the photographer nanny whose work was famously discovered in a Chicago storage locker, captured the imagination of the world with her masterful images and mysterious life. Before posthumously skyrocketing to global fame, she had so deeply buried her past that even the families she lived with knew little about her. No one could relay where she was born or raised, if she had parents or siblings, if she enjoyed personal relationships, why she took photographs and why she didn’t share them with others. Now, in this “thorough; fascinating overview of an artist working for art’s sake” (The New York Times), Ann Marks uses her complete access to Vivian’s personal records and archive of 140,000 photographs to reveal the full story of her extraordinary life. Based on meticulous investigative research, the “compelling and richly detailed” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Vivian Maier Developed reveals the story of a woman who fled from a family with a hidden history of illegitimacy, bigamy, parental rejection, substance abuse, violence, and mental illness to live life on her own terms. Left with a limited ability to disclose feelings and form relationships, she expressed herself through photography, creating a secret portfolio of pictures teeming with emotion, authenticity, and humanity. With limitless resilience she knocked down every obstacle in her way, determined to improve her lot in life and that of others by tirelessly advocating for the rights of workers, women, African Americans, and Native Americans. No one knew that behind the detached veneer was a profoundly intelligent, empathetic, and inspired woman—a woman so creatively gifted that her body of work would become one of the greatest photographic discoveries of the century.