The Iconic 1940s Photographer Who Never Wanted to Be Famous – Feature Shoot

The Iconic 1940s Photographer Who Never Wanted to Be Famous – Feature Shoot

“LaSalle at Amsterdam” 1946 © Todd Webb Archive, Portland, Maine USA “125th Street” 1946 © Todd Webb Archive, Portland, Maine USA The photographs arrived at The Curator Gallery in a…

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As it turned out, the package had been left for him by Betsy Evans, a friend of the late photographer Todd Webb, who left behind an extensive archive. Though the elusive photographer had never been at Life, Webb shared a time, a place, and a sensibility with those who had. He was friends with Life staffer Gordon Parks. He also worked and played alongside Walker Evans, Ansel Adams, Lisette Model, Berenice Abbott, and Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keeffe.