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THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview author, artist, writer, and academic, Pamela L Bannos on the very private yet supremely inquisitive street photographer who spent her days working as a nanny, VIVIAN MAIER!!Maier (1926–2009) was street photographer who has been compared to the likes of Helen Levitt or Diane Arbus. But here’s the thing: despite taking pictures incessantly and amassing more than 100,000 negatives, she never published or exhibited her work in her lifetime. This is one of the most fascinating stories in art history. Maier’s photographs reveal a woman who had empathy for her subjects – from children to the elderly – and who were often unaware of her presence. She famously worked with a Rolliflex camera which she would use for several decades, allowing for her signature square format, but which didn’t need to be brought up to one’s eye – enhancing even further how she could catch her subjects off guard. When asked about her occupation by a man she once knew, she’d say “I’m sort of a spy… I’m the mystery woman.” Tracing the people, politics, and landscape of mid to late 20th century North America, Maier’s extensive oeuvre recorded life as it passed her by. And here’s the thing, because she never exhibited or published her work during her lifetime, she was predominantly known for her primary role as a nanny to children in the Chicago area. So much remains to be missing, which is why I can’t wait to speak to Pamela, who has looked at tens of thousands of these images; traced Maier’s footsteps from the US to France, and delved into the archive in search of everything we might know about the photographer. Pamela Bannos is a professor at Northwestern University, and the author of Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife, 2017: http://vivianmaierproject.com/. Here is the TV interview of her discussing the book 10 min: https://news.wttw.com/2017/10/19/new-book-focuses-life-work-mysterious-photographer-vivian-maier FURTHER LINKS!Finding Vivian Maier: https://vimeo.com/452963941 Her official website by Maloof - including portfolio of pictures: https://www.vivianmaier.com/about-vivian-maier/ NYT review of the book by Pamela Bannos: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/books/review-vivian-maier-biography-pamela-bannos.html Roberta Smith on Vivian Maier: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/arts/design/vivian-maier.html?_r=0 The New Yorker on Maloof film: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/vivian-maier-and-the-problem-of-difficult-women WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204879004577110884090494826 Follow us:Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hesselResearch assistant: Viva RuggiSound editing by Mikaela Carmichael Artwork by @thisisaliceskinnerMusic by Ben Wetherfieldhttps://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/THIS EPISODE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY OCULA: https://ocula.com/

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview author, artist, writer, and academic, Pamela L Bannos on the very private yet supremely inquisitive street photographer who spent her days working as a nanny, VIVIAN MAIER!! Maier (1926–2009) was street photographer who has been compared to the likes of Helen Levitt or Diane Arbus. But here’s the thing: despite taking pictures incessantly and amassing more than 100,000 negatives, she never published or exhibited her work in her lifetime. This is one of the most fascinating stories in art history. Maier’s photographs reveal a woman who had empathy for her subjects – from children to the elderly – and who were often unaware of her presence. She famously worked with a Rolliflex camera which she would use for several decades, allowing for her signature square format, but which didn’t need to be brought up to one’s eye – enhancing even further how she could catch her subjects off guard. When asked about her occupation by a man she once knew, she’d say “I’m sort of a spy… I’m the mystery woman.” Tracing the people, politics, and landscape of mid to late 20th century North America, Maier’s extensive oeuvre recorded life as it passed her by. And here’s the thing, because she never exhibited or published her work during her lifetime, she was predominantly known for her primary role as a nanny to children in the Chicago area. So much remains to be missing, which is why I can’t wait to speak to Pamela, who has looked at tens of thousands of these images; traced Maier’s footsteps from the US to France, and delved into the archive in search of everything we might know about the photographer. Pamela Bannos is a professor at Northwestern University, and the author of Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife, 2017: <a href="http://vivianmaierproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vivianmaierproject.com/</a>. Here is the TV interview of her discussing the book 10 min: <a href="https://news.wttw.com/2017/10/19/new-book-focuses-life-work-mysterious-photographer-vivian-maier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://news.wttw.com/2017/10/19/new-book-focuses-life-work-mysterious-photographer-vivian-maier</a> FURTHER LINKS! Finding Vivian Maier: <a href="https://vimeo.com/452963941" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/452963941</a> Her official website by Maloof - including portfolio of pictures: <a href="https://www.vivianmaier.com/about-vivian-maier/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vivianmaier.com/about-vivian-maier/</a> NYT review of the book by Pamela Bannos: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/books/review-vivian-maier-biography-pamela-bannos.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/books/review-vivian-maier-biography-pamela-bannos.html</a> Roberta Smith on Vivian Maier: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/arts/design/vivian-maier.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/arts/design/vivian-maier.html?_r=0</a> The New Yorker on Maloof film: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/vivian-maier-and-the-problem-of-difficult-women" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/vivian-maier-and-the-problem-of-difficult-women</a> WSJ: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204879004577110884090494826" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204879004577110884090494826</a> Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Research assistant: Viva Ruggi Sound editing by Mikaela Carmichael Artwork by @thisisaliceskinner Music by Ben Wetherfield <a href="https://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/</a> THIS EPISODE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY OCULA: <a href="https://ocula.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ocula.com/</a>

Pamela Bannos on Vivian Maier

Jessa invites Pamela Bannos, author of the upcoming book “Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife” to discuss Vivian Maier’s life, the exploitation of her work, and the manufacturing of her image after her death in 2009. Their conversation addresses the suppression of women’s art, the prevailing discomfort with the “women genius” archetype, and the relationship and struggle between authorship &amp; ownership

The Woman Genius Problem (with Pamela Bannos)

Laura Letinsky

John Muse

This week on Open Stacks, the many relationships of art to time, as elucidated in photography, theater, and the lives of artists. Pamela Bannos discusses her book Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife, which details the life and work of the posthumously celebrated photographer; and Laura Letinsky and John Muse talk about their respective books Time’s Assignation and Microdramas.

This week on Open Stacks, the many relationships of art to time, as elucidated in photography, theater, and the lives of artists. Pamela Bannos discusses her book Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife, which details the life and work of the posthumously celebrated photographer; and Laura Letinsky and John Muse talk about their respective books Time’s Assignation and Microdramas.

#42 Art & Time: Pamela Bannos, Laura Letinsky, & John Muse